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‖ senhor|seˈɲor|
[Pg. senhor = Sp. señor, It. signor, F. seigneur:—L. seniōr-em, acc. of senior senior a. and n.]
In Portuguese use, or with reference to Portuguese: A term of respect placed before the name of a man in addressing him or speaking of him, equivalent to the English ‘Mr.’ Also used without the name as a form of address, equivalent to ‘sir’ in English. Hence, a Portuguese gentleman.
1795J. Murphy Trav. Portugal 31, I am sorry, Senhors, (said she,) that you have not rested well. 1830Portugal; or Yng. Travellers 56 Senhor Macedo..turning to Mr. Grey, said, smilingly: ‘This is good policy, is it not, Senhor?’ Ibid., The lively sallies of the Senhor. 1853A. R. Wallace Amazon & Rio Negro 198 Though Senhor L. is well acquainted with the river, we here almost lost our way. |