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Seigniour

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seigniornoun(historical) A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
signieurnounAlternative form of seignior. [(historical) A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.]
seigneurnoun(history) A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.
suzerainnoun(international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
lordnounA peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
lord of the manornoun(law, historical) The feudal lord of a manor estate.
sirenounA lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
vassalnoun(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
seisornounAlternative form of seizor. [(obsolete, law) One who seizes or takes possession (for example, of vessels)]
feudal lordnounA lord in a feudal system, one who bestows fiefs on vassals in exchange for homage, fealty, and obligations of personal services or rent.
fiefholdernounThe holder of a fief.
overlordnoun(typically derogatory) Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain.
seneschalnounA steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
signholdernounOne who, or that which, holds a sign.
seizornoun(obsolete, law) One who seizes or takes possession (for example, of vessels)
lordshipnoun(by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
sovereignnounA monarch; the ruler of a country.
squireennoun(originally Ireland) A minor squire; a small landowner.
tenantnounOne who holds a lease (a tenancy).
heritornounA person who inherits; an heir or heiress.

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