seigneur

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Recent Examples of seigneur Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense. John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023 One is of course of George himself in gorgeous silver and velvet, a huge canvas that tested Lawrence’s skill in portraying him as a grand seigneur in the manner of the Sun King (see illustration on page 28). Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020 Sometime after the panel in Oslo, Searle was dishonorably discharged from his emeritus position at UC Berkeley for allegedly leveraging his branding as a genius to assert droit de seigneur and exploit, abuse, and assault a young woman. Wired, 20 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seigneur
Noun
  • But the trouble with chivalry is that the chevalier decides what is best for the lady without consulting her.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • He was made a chevalier of arts and letters by the French Culture Ministry in 1991.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The oldest in the region is the Half Way House in Chesterfield, of course, which has been serving Founding Fathers, Civil War generals and at least one French marquis since 1760.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Noun
  • The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The lights dim, and a hush falls over the crowd, as the last nawab of Oudh strides onto the stage at Palo Alto’s Cubberley Theater.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Each part of the plan requires Zsa-zsa and now Liesl to persuade a number of industrial barons and powerful bankers to help finance the project.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and other tech barons like to prophesy a future in which AI cures cancer and makes everyone prosperous.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Inside Paramount’s bumpy sale: the president, a scion and a possible sheikh.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sophie and the prince have teamed up in the past, appearing together for The Royal Foundation’s screening of Rhino Man, a documentary about wildlife rangers, hosted by United for Wildlife at Battersea Power Station in June 2023.
    Greta Bjornson, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • Italian prince explains decision to renounce throne to fashion model daughter, 19 Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy is the father of Vittoria, a 19-year-old student in the U.K. who is also a fashion model with a large Instagram following.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The handsome and charismatic Lord Edward Fitzgerald, an Anglican son of a duke, renounced his title and commanded the society’s militia.
    Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
  • The duke is also among a group of celebrities suing another publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), which prints the Daily Mail, accusing it of lawbreaking in its attempts to gather information on them.
    Henry Austin, NBC news, 2 May 2025

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“Seigneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seigneur. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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