grand seigneur - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
  • 1.4 Further reading
• 2 French
  • 2.1 Pronunciation
  • 2.2 Noun
    * 2.2.1 See also

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Unadapted borrowing from French grand seigneur (literally “great lord”).

• (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡrɑn seɪˈnjɜː/, /-sɛnˈjɜː/
• (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡrɑn seɪˈnjɚ/, /-sɛnˈjɚ/, /-ˈjʊɹ/

grand seigneur (plural grand seigneurs or grands seigneurs)

1. true gentleman, dignified man

• “grand seigneur”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “grand seigneur”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “grand seigneur”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃ sɛ.ɲœʁ/ ~ /ɡʁɑ̃ se.ɲœʁ/

grand seigneur m (usually uncountable, plural grands seigneurs)

1. true gentleman, dignified man
   être grand seigneur ― to be generous
   en grand seigneur ― gracefully

• bon prince

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