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‖ senhora|seˈɲora|
[Pg. senhora = Sp. señora, It. signora, a fem. formed upon senhor, etc.; see senhor.]
A term of respect applied to Portuguese ladies; hence (with a, the, etc.) a Portuguese lady.
1802Southey Lett. (1856) I. 193 To Miss Barker. Senhora Barkeriana,—it is but an awkward way of expressing the tune of those words. Ibid. 194 And do you, Senhora, instruct yourself in the Creed [etc.]. 1841Lever Chas. O'Malley xl, It was the Senhora's voice. 1874Lady Jackson Fair Lusitania 82 A staid middle-aged senhora. |