— seigneurial /seen yerr"ee euhl, sayn-/ , adj.
/seen yerr", sayn-/ ; Fr. /se nyuerdd"/ , n. , pl. seigneurs /seen yerrz", sayn-/ ; Fr. /se nyuerdd"/ . ( sometimes cap. )
1. a lord, esp. a feudal lord.
2. (in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury.
[ 1585-95; senior lord. See SENIOR ]