grand seigneur

noun

grand sei·​gneur

¦gräⁿˌsānˈyər(‧)

plural grand seigneurs or grand seigneurs

-äⁿˌsānˈyərz,

-ər(‧)

1

: a great lord or nobleman

the grand seigneur La Salle and his men glided through the … land

—H. T. Kane

2

: a man of dignity and aristocratic bearing

described as a cultured country squire, a grand seigneur influential among his own people and a patron of the arts

—A. D. Rees

Word History

Etymology

French

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