sennor

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior (older), comparative of senex (old), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈɲoɾ/

Noun

sennor m or f

  1. lord, lady
  2. (Christianity) Lord, Lady

Descendants


Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior (old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [seˈɲor]

Noun

sennor m (plural sennores)

  1. lord
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 1v.
      […] del noble Rey don alfonso […] Sennor de caſtiella de Toledo de Leon de Gallizia de Seuilla de cordoua de Murcia de Jahen. ¬ del Algarbe.
      […] of the noble king don Alfonso […] lord of Castile, of Toledo, of León, of Galicia, of Seville, of Cordoba, of Murcia, of Jaén and of the Algarve.
    • Idem, 4v.
      Et precian la mucho los grandes ſénores
      And the great lords do very much admire her.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ladino: sinyor
  • Spanish: señor
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