seigneur
French → English
noun//sɛ.ɲœʁ//
(history) Lord: a person of high rank or the owner of a manor or territory.
Le seigneur du château collectait les impôts auprès des paysans.
(English) The lord of the castle collected taxes from the peasants.
Au Moyen Âge, chaque grand seigneur possédait ses propres terres.
(English) In the Middle Ages, every great lord owned his own lands.
noun//sɛ.ɲœʁ//
(theology) Lord: a title used to refer to God or Jesus Christ.
Les fidèles adressent leurs prières au Seigneur dans l'église.
(English) The faithful address their prayers to the Lord in the church.
Seigneur, ayez pitié de nous, chantaient les pèlerins.
(English) 'Lord, have mercy on us,' sang the pilgrims.
Entry ID: fr:en:seigneur · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary