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Sir vs Seigneur - What's the difference?

sir | seigneur |

As a noun sir

is garlic (plant).

As a proper noun seigneur is

lord (god).

sir

English

Noun

  • A man of a higher rank or position.
  • An address to a military superior of either sex.
    • Yes sir .
  • An address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown.
    • Excuse me, sir , could you tell me where the nearest bookstore is?
  • (colloquial) yes or no.

    • Derived terms

    * sirrah * sirree * siree

    Related terms

    * senior * senex * senate

    Verb

    (sirr)
  • To address (someone) using "sir".
    • "Right this way, sir." — "You don't have to sir me."
    He sirred me! Do I really look that masculine just because I'm wearing a tie?

    Coordinate terms

    * ma'am, mam

    See also

    * lord * dame * mister * madam

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    seigneur

    English

    Alternative forms

    * seignior

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A feudal lord; a noble.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 156:
    • There was less and less love lost between peasants and seigneurs . The services which the latter had provided for the peasant community in the past had diminished in value.
  • The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
  • * 2012 , Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 29 Oct 2012:
    • Beaumont lives on Sark, a small, autonomous island twenty-five miles off the coast of Normandy, with her husband, Michael, the island's seigneur .
  • A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
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