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seignior
(encz) | seignior, |
Seignior
(gcide) | Seignior \Seign"ior\, n. [OF. seignor, F. seigneur, cf. It.
signore, Sp. se[~n]or from an objective case of L. senier
elder. See Senior.]
1. A lord; the lord of a manor.
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2. A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe,
corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English.
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Grand Seignior, the sultan of Turkey.
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seignior
(wn) | seignior
n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord,
seigneur, seignior] |
SEIGNIOR
(bouvier) | SEIGNIOR or SEIGNEUR. Among the feudists, this name signified lord of the
fee. F. N. B. 23. The most extended signification of this word includes not
only a lord or peer of parliament, but is applied to the owner or proprietor
of a thing; hence, the owner of a hawk, and the master of a fishing vessel,
is called a seigneur. 37 Edw. Ill. c. 19; Barr. on the Stat. 258.
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seignior
(encz) | seignior, |
seigniorage
(encz) | seigniorage,ražebné Zdeněk Brož |
seigniorial
(encz) | seigniorial,feudální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
seigniory
(encz) | seigniory, n: |
Grand Seignior
(gcide) | Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
[1913 Webster]Seignior \Seign"ior\, n. [OF. seignor, F. seigneur, cf. It.
signore, Sp. se[~n]or from an objective case of L. senier
elder. See Senior.]
1. A lord; the lord of a manor.
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2. A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe,
corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English.
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Grand Seignior, the sultan of Turkey.
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Seigniorage
(gcide) | Seigniorage \Seign"ior*age\, n. [F. seigneuriage, OF.
seignorage.]
1. Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign
prerogative; specifically, a charge or toll deducted from
bullion brought to a mint to be coined; the difference
between the cost of a mass of bullion and the value as
money of the pieces coined from it.
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If government, however, throws the expense of
coinage, as is reasonable, upon the holders, by
making a charge to cover the expense (which is done
by giving back rather less in coin than has been
received in bullion, and is called "levying a
seigniorage"), the coin will rise to the extent of
the seigniorage above the value of the bullion. --J.
S. Mill.
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2. A share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for
the use of a right, as a copyright or a patent.
[1913 Webster]Brassage \Bras"sage\, n. [F.]
A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now
called seigniorage.
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seigniorage
(gcide) | Seigniorage \Seign"ior*age\, n. [F. seigneuriage, OF.
seignorage.]
1. Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign
prerogative; specifically, a charge or toll deducted from
bullion brought to a mint to be coined; the difference
between the cost of a mass of bullion and the value as
money of the pieces coined from it.
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If government, however, throws the expense of
coinage, as is reasonable, upon the holders, by
making a charge to cover the expense (which is done
by giving back rather less in coin than has been
received in bullion, and is called "levying a
seigniorage"), the coin will rise to the extent of
the seigniorage above the value of the bullion. --J.
S. Mill.
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2. A share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for
the use of a right, as a copyright or a patent.
[1913 Webster]Brassage \Bras"sage\, n. [F.]
A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now
called seigniorage.
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Seignioral
(gcide) | Seignioral \Seign"ior*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a seignior; seigneurial. "Kingly or
seignioral patronage." --Burke.
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Seignioralty
(gcide) | Seignioralty \Seign"ior*al*ty\, n.
The territory or authority of a seignior, or lord. --Milman.
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Seigniorial
(gcide) | Seigniorial \Seign*io"ri*al\, a.
Same as Seigneurial.
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Seigniorize
(gcide) | Seigniorize \Seign"ior*ize\, v. t.
To lord it over. [Obs.]
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As proud as he that seigniorizeth hell. --Fairfax.
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Seigniory
(gcide) | Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [OE. seignorie, OF.
seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
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O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but
what by encroachment he got upon the English.
--Spenser.
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2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]
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seignior
(wn) | seignior
n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord,
seigneur, seignior] |
seigniorage
(wn) | seigniorage
n 1: charged by a government for coining bullion |
seigniory
(wn) | seigniory
n 1: the estate of a seigneur [syn: seigneury, seigniory,
signory]
2: the position and authority of a feudal lord [syn:
seigniory, seigneury, feudal lordship] |
SEIGNIOR
(bouvier) | SEIGNIOR or SEIGNEUR. Among the feudists, this name signified lord of the
fee. F. N. B. 23. The most extended signification of this word includes not
only a lord or peer of parliament, but is applied to the owner or proprietor
of a thing; hence, the owner of a hawk, and the master of a fishing vessel,
is called a seigneur. 37 Edw. Ill. c. 19; Barr. on the Stat. 258.
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SEIGNIORY
(bouvier) | SEIGNIORY, Eng. law. The rights of a lord as such, in lands. Swinb. 174.
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