|gräⁿˌsānˈyər(.) noun
( plural grand seigneurs or grand seigneurs -äⁿˌsānˈyərz, -ər(.))
Etymology: French
1. : a great lord or nobleman
the grand seigneur La Salle and his men glided through the … land — H.T.Kane
2. : a man of dignity and aristocratic bearing
described as a cultured country squire, a grand seigneur influential among his own people and a patron of the arts — A.D.Rees