seignorial

Examples

• All

• She carried herself with a seignorial grace that turned heads.

• The old castle had a seignorial presence that impressed every visitor.

• Her seignorial attitude made her seem distant but also very impressive.

• The seignorial estate was breathtaking in its grandeur.

• The old castle had a seignorial presence that impressed every visitor.

• He spoke with a seignorial tone, commanding respect from the entire room.

• The seignorial estate was breathtaking in its grandeur.

Synonyms

S

stately

vsseignorial

23 5.7

Having an impressive, calm look that makes people feel respect

is more about commanding dominance and domineering social attitude

M

magisterial

vsseignorial

• Formal

1 7.9

Showing a strong, commanding way of speaking or acting

is more about regal dominance and lordly temperament than formal official power

S

seigniorial

vsseignorial

• Archaic

9.9

Showing a proud, grand manner that commands respect

is the standard form rather than this alternate spelling

S

signorial

vsseignorial

• Literature

9.9

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

is the form used in the entry rather than this spelling variant

S

seigneurial

vsseignorial

• Archaic

9.9

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

is the preferred spelling here rather than that historical variant

A

auguste

vsseignorial

• Formal

9.2

Grand and serious in a way that makes people respect it

is more about lordly control or forceful domination in manner

Antonyms

H

humble

222 2.8

Not proud and not thinking you are better than others

M

modest

81 2.7

Not thinking you are better than others and not boasting

S

submissive

38 5.1

Willing to obey others and not argue

How Lordly

domineering

12 7.4

imperious

8 8.4

lordly

1 8.1

seignorial

• Archaic

9.9

stately

23 5.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology