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signior

signior

12 9.9
A polite Italian title people put before a man's name like Mister
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪn.jɔr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : señor
  • You look not well, Signior Antonio.
  • Signior Benedick
  • Signior Antonio
  • Signior Bassanio

Examples

Synonyms

senor
vssignior
51 6.9

A Spanish title used before a man's name to show respect, like Mr

is the Italian dated form, not the Spanish courtesy title
señor
vssignior
41 6.3

A polite word used before a man's name, like Mr

is the Italian dated courtesy title rather than the Spanish form
signor
vssignior
18 6.9

A polite title used before an Italian man's name

is the older, dated Italian form rather than the more current one
signore
vssignior
11 9.4

A polite Italian word to call a man, like sir

is used before a name or as a direct address, unlike this separate form

Surface Forms

signior singular
signiors plural

Etymology

Signior comes from the Italian signore, which comes from the Latin senior meaning 'older'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of senior as 'older' and respected, so signior was a polite title for a man, used like 'mister' before his name.