grand seigneur

UK/ˌɡrɑn seɪˈnjɜː/UK/-sɛnˈjɜː/US/ˌɡrɑn seɪˈnjɚ/US/-sɛnˈjɚ/

noun

true gentleman, dignified man

Meanings

noungrand seigneur (plural grand seigneurs or grands seigneurs)

plural grand seigneurs · plural grands seigneurs

Origin

  1. Frenchgrand seigneur
  2. Englishgrand seigneur

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

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APA

grand seigneur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20seigneur

MLA

“grand seigneur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20seigneur. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grand seigneur,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20seigneur.

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