Etymology

grand seigneur

Today it means: true gentleman, dignified man Full definition →

French grand seigneur
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  1. French · borrowed fromgrand seigneur
  2. English todaygrand seigneur

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.