† seignorousadj.
Obsolete.
Lordly, noble.
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lordlyOE
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seignorously1481
lordlike1488
seignorable1572
seigneurial1656
seignorial1818
1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 163 And in fauour of youre seignoureuse gentilnesse..I shal renewe you as sayd is.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [adjective] > lordly or relating to a lord
lordlyOE
seignorous1477
seignorously1481
lordlike1488
seignorable1572
seigneurial1656
seignorial1818
1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) clxxxvii. 274 In to thynner part of the temple were fledde moche grete peple of the toun by cause it was the moost seynorously and rial place of the toun.
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