SEIGNIOR

seignior (seen-y[schwa]r), n. [Law French] Hist. An owner of something; a lord of a fee or manor. — Also spelled seigneur (seen- or sayn-y[schwa]r); seignor. See SEIGNIORY. seignior in gross (seen-y[schwa]r in grohs), n. [Law French] A lord having no manor but enjoying the other rights of lordship.