sennor

Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

sennor m or f by sense

1. Alternative spelling of senhor

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɲoɾ/

Noun

sennor m (plural sennores)

1. lord
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 1v:

     […] del noble Rey don alfonso […] Sennor de caſtiella de Toledo de Leon de Gallizia de Seuilla de cordoua de Murcia de Jahen. ⁊ del Algarbe.

     […] of the noble king don Alfonso […] lord of Castile, of Toledo, of León, of Galicia, of Seville, of Cordoba, of Murcia, of Jaén and of the Algarve.

   • Idem, 4v.

     Et precian la mucho los grandes ſẽnores

     And the great lords do very much admire her.

Derived terms

• sennora
• sennorio

Descendants

• Ladino: sinyor
• Spanish: señor