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seigniorial

9.9

Showing a proud, grand manner that commands respect

adjective
/ˌseɪnˈjɔːriəl/

Archaic

: señorial

He spoke with a seigniorial tone that commanded respect from the audience.

Examples

Her seigniorial presence made her a natural leader in any group.
The old mansion had a seigniorial atmosphere that impressed all its visitors.
What a seigniorial display of wealth and power!
The seigniorial estate was filled with grandeur and elegance.
He spoke with a seigniorial tone that commanded respect from the audience.
Her seigniorial presence made her a natural leader in any group.
The old mansion had a seigniorial atmosphere that impressed all its visitors.

Synonyms

dignified

vsseigniorial

71 4.6

Calm and serious in a way that shows self respect and gets respect from others

is grander, adding imperiousness and overt social authority

noble

vsseigniorial

24 3.6

Large and impressive in appearance or manner

adds a sense of direct authority and imperious attitude

stately

vsseigniorial

23 5.7

Having an impressive, calm look that makes people feel respect

adds imperiousness and overt authority beyond mere proud presence

aristocratic

vsseigniorial

19 7.2

Like people from rich, important families who have high social rank

is more about personal authority and imperious bearing than class links

courtly

vsseigniorial

Literature

6 7.2

Polite and elegant like people at a royal court

is more about authority and haughty bearing than refined politeness

lordly

vsseigniorial

1 8.1

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

is similar but adds formal authority and more commanding bearing

baronial

vsseigniorial

1 8.5

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

is broader and refers to the manner of high social rulers generally

magisterial

vsseigniorial

Formal

1 7.9

Showing a strong, commanding way of speaking or acting

leans more toward formal rulership and proud dominance

queenly

vsseigniorial

1 5.6

Having the calm, proud manner and look of a queen

is less gendered and stresses commanding rule and imperiousness

seignorial

vsseigniorial

Archaic

9.9

Showing a proud, grand style like a lord

is the more common modern spelling rather than that variant

seigneurial

vsseigniorial

Archaic

9.9

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

is the more standard English form compared to that spelling

signorial

vsseigniorial

Literature

9.9

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

is the usual contemporary form rather than this written variant

aristocratical

vsseigniorial

Archaic

9.9

Belonging to the noble class and showing their manners and style

focuses more on individual commanding manner than on social origin

auguste

vsseigniorial

Formal

9.2

Grand and serious in a way that makes people respect it

is more about social power and imperious bearing than reverence

stateful

vsseigniorial

Archaic

9.9

A person or thing that has a dignified, grand appearance that shows importance

is more specifically authoritative and imperious rather than merely pompous language

How Lordly

domineering

12 7.4

imperious

8 8.4

lordly

1 8.1

seigniorial

Archaic

9.9

stately

23 5.7

Surface Forms

seigniorial positive

Morphology

seigniorial = seignior (opaque) = seignior + ial

Although formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ial' to 'seignior', the base noun is archaic/rare and unfamiliar to most learners, so the meaning 'lordly' is not predictable for a typical B1 learner.

Etymology

Seigniorial comes from the Old French word seigneur meaning 'lord', which comes from the Latin senior meaning 'older'. So to be seigniorial is to have the calm, stately way of a lord that makes people respect you.