/seen"yawr, -yohr, sin yawr", -yohr"/ ; It. /see nyawrdd"/ , n. , pl. signors , It. signori /-nyaw"rddee/ .
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbr.: Sig., sig.
Also, signior .
[ 1570-80; 1 ]