👑 Lordly or grand 🏰 Feudal lord-related

seigneurial

9.9

Having a proud, powerful manner that makes other people feel small

adjective
/sɪnˈjʊrɪəl/

Archaic

: señorial

His seigneurial demeanor commanded respect from everyone in the room.

Examples

Matilda's embodiment of male, seigneurial ideals was exemplified by her actions off, as well as on, the battlefield.

Academic text (1999)
"As he bites into the stale doughnut, the sugar patters down on the paper and dusts the crimson lapels of his seigneurial bathrobe."

Fiction book (1990)
The seigneurial estate was filled with opulent furnishings and grand decorations.
She spoke with a seigneurial authority that made her opinions hard to challenge.

Synonyms

stately

vsseigneurial

23 5.7

Having an impressive, calm look that makes people feel respect

emphasizes noble authority and imperious command more than simple dignity

courtly

vsseigneurial

Literature

6 7.2

Polite and elegant like people at a royal court

is more about commanding noble authority and imperious presence than polite elegance

lordly

vsseigneurial

1 8.1

Grand and dignified in a way a rich, powerful person acts

focuses more on formal authority and imperious command than mere appearance

baronial

vsseigneurial

1 8.5

Large and impressive, like a lord's old house or small castle

focuses more on noble authority and imperious command rather than mere grandeur

magisterial

vsseigneurial

Formal

1 7.9

Showing a strong, commanding way of speaking or acting

emphasizes hereditary noble authority and imperious style rather than official tone

seignorial

vsseigneurial

Archaic

9.9

Showing a proud, grand style like a lord

is the same in meaning but differs in spelling or form

seigniorial

vsseigneurial

Archaic

9.9

Showing a proud, grand manner that commands respect

is the same sense but appears as a variant spelling or form

signorial

vsseigneurial

Literature

9.9

Showing the style and behavior of a lord, with dignity and power

is the same meaning but exists as an alternate form or spelling

auguste

vsseigneurial

Formal

9.2

Grand and serious in a way that makes people respect it

is more about haughty noble authority than serene inspiring dignity

aristocratical

vsseigneurial

Archaic

9.9

Belonging to the noble class and showing their manners and style

focuses on noble manner and authority rather than mere class membership

How Lordly

domineering

12 7.4

imperious

8 8.4

seigneurial

Archaic

9.9

lordly

1 8.1

stately

23 5.7

Surface Forms

seigneurial positive

Morphology

seigneurial = seigneur (transparent) = seigneur + ial

The adjective is a straightforward derivation from the noun 'seigneur' with the adjectival suffix '-ial', meaning 'relating to or characteristic of a seigneur'.

Etymology

Seigneurial comes from the French word seigneur, meaning 'lord', and is related to the Latin word senior meaning 'older', which you can see in English senior. So seigneurial describes a 'lordly' or stately way of acting that shows authority.