signorn.

Brit.

/siːnˈjɔː/,

/ˈsiːnjɔː/, U.S.

/sinˈjɔr/

Forms: 1500s– signior, 1500s– signor, 1600s signier, 1600s signiour.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian signor, signore.

Etymology: < Italian signor, variant of signore signore n. (see note at that entry). Compare seigneur n., seignior n., señor n., senhor n. and the Romance nouns cited at these entries.

a. A title prefixed to the surname or (less commonly) the first or full name of a man from Italy, now equivalent to the English Mr.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a man > in languages other than English

signor1539

seigniora1578

señor1622

Herr1653

senhor1795

Shri1800

Encika1811

reb1859

Sr.a1912

U1930

1539 R. Morison Exhort. to styrre All Eng. Men (new ed.) sig. C vi^v The byshoppe..mette signior Petro Aloisio, and offerid him his house.

1587 R. Greene Morando ii. sig. I3 By my faith (Signior Aretino) you haue found such a knot in a Rysh as will bee so hard to vntye as Gordias was.

1630 J. Taylor Wks. D dd i Mounsieur Claret, and sweet Signior Sacke.

1672 T. Salmon Vindic. Ess. Advancem. Musick 68 By reason of so great a distance,..I cannot positively assert what Signior Frescobaldi, or Froberger have done.

1736 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 648/1 These are the Thoughts of Signior Muffei.

1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 177 The houses of..the Signior's Verzi, Pompeii, and Pellegrini.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Scene from ‘Tasso’ in Wks. (1904) 512/2 Did you inform his Grace that Signor Pigna Waits with state papers for his signature?

1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 657/1 Ratazzi..was succeeded in office by Signor Farini.

1902 Electrician 24 Oct. 22/2 On July 7th Signor Marconi began personally..the reception of radio-telegrams transmitted from Poldhu across the whole of England.

2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 June 16 The advantage that you have over Signor Capello is you have the world's finest players to choose from.

b. With omission of the name, or in substitution for it: a title of courtesy for or form of address to an Italian man. Also (in representations of the speech of Italian speakers): = sir n. 7a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English

Messer1566

signory1585

signor1592

signore1594

mynheer1605

signorship1633

tuan1779

Bwana1860

meneer1899

oga1917

Thakin1920

sayyid1964

1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. C1^v Poore plaine Signor, See, you were not stiffe inough for her, although it cost you many crownes and the losse of your seruice.

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor iv. iii. sig. M^v O but Signior, had you such a wife as mine is.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. i. 36 Good Signior take the stranger to my house.

1662 R. Codrington tr. G. Ruggle Ignoramus iii. iii. sig. I4 God, buy good Signior, Good, buy, sweet Cosin; I shall long to hear how you thrive in the world.

1728 H. Fielding Love in Several Masques ii. iv. 22 You shall not repent your Pains..Not whilst you have Jealousie in your Head, and Money in your Pocket, Signior.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 21 The stranger..said, ‘Signor! your steps are watched.’

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy iv ‘Isn't one fight a day enough for you, signor?’ said the doctor.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iv. 128 Thank you, signor, a thousand thanks.

1934 L. Charteris Boodle viii. 104 Listen, signor, everyting, everyting is-a arrange.

2001 M. St. George Isis Crisis xiii. 105 ‘Lunch? What time is it?’ ‘A little before noon, Signior.’

c. A person usually addressed as ‘Signor’, an Italian man.In earlier use chiefly in musical contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > foreign

hidalgo1594

signor1742

caballero1749

babu1763

signore1820

senhor1830

señor1868

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > Italian singer

signor1742

1742 Universal Spectator 1 Jan. 1/2 We can go and see Signiors and Signioras dance, and hear the Quavers of the Italian Monticelli.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i Haven't we the Signors and Signoras calling here, sliding their smooth semibreves?

1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage III. xxxiv. 371 At the piano, a set of signors and signoras, and ladies of quality, mingled together full of duets, soloes, overtures.

1866 Notes & Queries 15 Dec. 465/2 He also proposes turning adrift the abettors and interpreters of their dulness..and of filling up their places with fiddling, singing, and dancing Signors and Signoras!

1908 G. P. Upton Musical Memories xv. 200 The ‘Bouquet of Artists,’..was a special feature; like a chorus of the ancient signors and signoras, gathered from various opera companies.

2009 Mirror (Nexis) 29 June 31 Speedy signors and Gallic geargrinders were the biggest bugbears of motoring abroad for a third of 819 people polled.

2. Esp. in Italy: a man of distinction, rank, or authority; a gentleman, a nobleman; an overlord. See also grand signior n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority

mastereOE

herOE

lordOE

overmana1325

overling1340

seignior1393

prelatea1475

oversman1505

signor1583

hogen mogen1639

boss-cocky1898

man1918

trump1937

authority figure1948

Great White Father1960

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun]

kingeOE

master-spiritc1175

douzepersc1330

sire1362

worthya1375

lantern1382

sira1400

greatc1400

noblec1400

persona1425

lightc1425

magnate?a1439

worthyman1439

personagec1460

giant1535

honourablec1540

triedc1540

magnifico1573

ornament1573

signor1583

hero1592

grandee1604

prominent1608

name1611

magnificent1612

choice spirita1616

illustricity1637

luminary1692

lion1715

swell1786

notable1796

top-sawyer1826

star1829

celebrity1831

notability1832

notoriety1841

mighty1853

tycoon1861

reputation1870

public figure1871

star turn1885

headliner1896

front-pager1899

legend1899

celeb1907

big name1909

big-timer1917

Hall of Famer1948

megastar1969

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman

idleman1331

gentleman1509

gent1535

gemmanc1550

gentmana1556

signor1583

gentilhomme1749

nib1819

gentry cove1837

1583 Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum i. x. 12 Among whom there is no right, law nor common wealth compact, but onely the will of the Lorde and segnior.

1614 W. Lithgow Most Delectable Disc. Peregrination sig. E2 The commodity of which redounds yearly to the Venetians, for they are Signiors thereof.

1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. F2^v You Signiers Haue no businesse with the souldier.

1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 50 You know they are Cavaliers and Signiors already, and now (forsooth) they have an Itch upon them to be Princes.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lxvi. 326 [He] promised to procure for us the company of an English signor.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. xii. 470 The Signor was cruel enough, but he would be obeyed.

1803 Edinb. Rev. July 296 The great mass of territorial proprietors in Denmark, are the signiors, possessing fiefs with very extensive privileges.

1885 J. Payn Talk of Town I. 47 Wise and reverend signors may well have learnt by experience to take trifling annoyances with equanimity.

1903 J. L. Garner tr. F. Gregorovius Lucretia Borgia ii. i. 230 The signors of the city, as the officials of the commune are called.

2006 D. Angel-Bridge Full Circle 126 The bigger one reached for his pistol, ready to storm inside to free his signor from the clutches of this fierce torturer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	signor
释义	signorn. Brit. /siːnˈjɔː/, /ˈsiːnjɔː/, U.S. /sinˈjɔr/ Forms: 1500s– signior, 1500s– signor, 1600s signier, 1600s signiour. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian signor, signore. Etymology: < Italian signor, variant of signore signore n. (see note at that entry). Compare seigneur n., seignior n., señor n., senhor n. and the Romance nouns cited at these entries. 1. a. A title prefixed to the surname or (less commonly) the first or full name of a man from Italy, now equivalent to the English Mr. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a man > in languages other than English signor1539 seigniora1578 señor1622 Herr1653 senhor1795 Shri1800 Encika1811 reb1859 Sr.a1912 U1930 1539 R. Morison Exhort. to styrre All Eng. Men (new ed.) sig. C vi^v The byshoppe..mette signior Petro Aloisio, and offerid him his house. 1587 R. Greene Morando ii. sig. I3 By my faith (Signior Aretino) you haue found such a knot in a Rysh as will bee so hard to vntye as Gordias was. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. D dd i Mounsieur Claret, and sweet Signior Sacke. 1672 T. Salmon Vindic. Ess. Advancem. Musick 68 By reason of so great a distance,..I cannot positively assert what Signior Frescobaldi, or Froberger have done. 1736 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 648/1 These are the Thoughts of Signior Muffei. 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 177 The houses of..the Signior's Verzi, Pompeii, and Pellegrini. a1822 P. B. Shelley Scene from ‘Tasso’ in Wks. (1904) 512/2 Did you inform his Grace that Signor Pigna Waits with state papers for his signature? 1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 657/1 Ratazzi..was succeeded in office by Signor Farini. 1902 Electrician 24 Oct. 22/2 On July 7th Signor Marconi began personally..the reception of radio-telegrams transmitted from Poldhu across the whole of England. 2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 June 16 The advantage that you have over Signor Capello is you have the world's finest players to choose from. b. With omission of the name, or in substitution for it: a title of courtesy for or form of address to an Italian man. Also (in representations of the speech of Italian speakers): = sir n. 7a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English Messer1566 signory1585 signor1592 signore1594 mynheer1605 signorship1633 tuan1779 Bwana1860 meneer1899 oga1917 Thakin1920 sayyid1964 1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. C1^v Poore plaine Signor, See, you were not stiffe inough for her, although it cost you many crownes and the losse of your seruice. 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor iv. iii. sig. M^v O but Signior, had you such a wife as mine is. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. i. 36 Good Signior take the stranger to my house. View more context for this quotation 1662 R. Codrington tr. G. Ruggle Ignoramus iii. iii. sig. I4 God, buy good Signior, Good, buy, sweet Cosin; I shall long to hear how you thrive in the world. 1728 H. Fielding Love in Several Masques ii. iv. 22 You shall not repent your Pains..Not whilst you have Jealousie in your Head, and Money in your Pocket, Signior. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 21 The stranger..said, ‘Signor! your steps are watched.’ 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy iv ‘Isn't one fight a day enough for you, signor?’ said the doctor. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iv. 128 Thank you, signor, a thousand thanks. 1934 L. Charteris Boodle viii. 104 Listen, signor, everyting, everyting is-a arrange. 2001 M. St. George Isis Crisis xiii. 105 ‘Lunch? What time is it?’ ‘A little before noon, Signior.’ c. A person usually addressed as ‘Signor’, an Italian man.In earlier use chiefly in musical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > foreign hidalgo1594 signor1742 caballero1749 babu1763 signore1820 senhor1830 señor1868 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > Italian singer signor1742 1742 Universal Spectator 1 Jan. 1/2 We can go and see Signiors and Signioras dance, and hear the Quavers of the Italian Monticelli. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i Haven't we the Signors and Signoras calling here, sliding their smooth semibreves? 1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage III. xxxiv. 371 At the piano, a set of signors and signoras, and ladies of quality, mingled together full of duets, soloes, overtures. 1866 Notes & Queries 15 Dec. 465/2 He also proposes turning adrift the abettors and interpreters of their dulness..and of filling up their places with fiddling, singing, and dancing Signors and Signoras! 1908 G. P. Upton Musical Memories xv. 200 The ‘Bouquet of Artists,’..was a special feature; like a chorus of the ancient signors and signoras, gathered from various opera companies. 2009 Mirror (Nexis) 29 June 31 Speedy signors and Gallic geargrinders were the biggest bugbears of motoring abroad for a third of 819 people polled. 2. Esp. in Italy: a man of distinction, rank, or authority; a gentleman, a nobleman; an overlord. See also grand signior n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority mastereOE herOE lordOE overmana1325 overling1340 seignior1393 prelatea1475 oversman1505 signor1583 hogen mogen1639 boss-cocky1898 man1918 trump1937 authority figure1948 Great White Father1960 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun] kingeOE master-spiritc1175 douzepersc1330 sire1362 worthya1375 lantern1382 sira1400 greatc1400 noblec1400 persona1425 lightc1425 magnate?a1439 worthyman1439 personagec1460 giant1535 honourablec1540 triedc1540 magnifico1573 ornament1573 signor1583 hero1592 grandee1604 prominent1608 name1611 magnificent1612 choice spirita1616 illustricity1637 luminary1692 lion1715 swell1786 notable1796 top-sawyer1826 star1829 celebrity1831 notability1832 notoriety1841 mighty1853 tycoon1861 reputation1870 public figure1871 star turn1885 headliner1896 front-pager1899 legend1899 celeb1907 big name1909 big-timer1917 Hall of Famer1948 megastar1969 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman idleman1331 gentleman1509 gent1535 gemmanc1550 gentmana1556 signor1583 gentilhomme1749 nib1819 gentry cove1837 1583 Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum i. x. 12 Among whom there is no right, law nor common wealth compact, but onely the will of the Lorde and segnior. 1614 W. Lithgow Most Delectable Disc. Peregrination sig. E2 The commodity of which redounds yearly to the Venetians, for they are Signiors thereof. 1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. F2^v You Signiers Haue no businesse with the souldier. 1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 50 You know they are Cavaliers and Signiors already, and now (forsooth) they have an Itch upon them to be Princes. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lxvi. 326 [He] promised to procure for us the company of an English signor. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. xii. 470 The Signor was cruel enough, but he would be obeyed. 1803 Edinb. Rev. July 296 The great mass of territorial proprietors in Denmark, are the signiors, possessing fiefs with very extensive privileges. 1885 J. Payn Talk of Town I. 47 Wise and reverend signors may well have learnt by experience to take trifling annoyances with equanimity. 1903 J. L. Garner tr. F. Gregorovius Lucretia Borgia ii. i. 230 The signors of the city, as the officials of the commune are called. 2006 D. Angel-Bridge Full Circle 126 The bigger one reached for his pistol, ready to storm inside to free his signor from the clutches of this fierce torturer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † signorv. Forms: 1500s signour. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French signourir. Etymology: < Middle French signourir (also seignourir , seigneurir , signeurir , etc.) to exercise lordship, have dominion (first half of the 12th cent. in Old French as segnorer ), to govern, rule, hold sway over (a place, people, etc.) (c1300 as seigneurier ) < seignor , seignour , etc. (see seignior n.). Compare Old Occitan senhorar (early 15th cent.). Compare signorize v., seignorize v. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To exercise lordship, have dominion. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [verb (intransitive)] > have chief authority or lordship lordshipc1350 lorda1393 seignory1474 signor?1517 signorize1588 seignorize1634 ?1517 Kalender of Shepeherdes (new ed.) sig. kv^v Leo hath the great trees, that is to say he sygnoureth ouer them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1539v.?1517
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signorn.

† signorv.