Seigneur

This article deals with the French title of nobility. For further meanings she Seigneur (disambiguation) .

Seigneur (in German Herr ) used to be the name of someone in France who owned a fiefdom of the crown with all the related rights over person and property. This form of rule was called seigneurie , but the epitome of the rights due to the seigneur, seigneuriage , and the seigneur himself seigneur justicier , because he exercised high or low jurisdiction over his fiefdom. Since the abolition of feudalism on August 4, 1789, this status no longer existed; the title was only used in relation to sovereign princes and princes from their families.

The term grandseigneur has been retained in linguistic usage . As a rule, this is what a distinguished, urbane gentleman is called today. Some even in the narrower sense describe a man whose manners and way of life betray his noble origin and great wealth. In addition, Le Grand-Seigneur is the French name of the Turkish sultan ; Le Seigneur is the name for God the Father in the French church style alone , while Jesus Christ is preferably called Notre-Seigneur .

The word Seignorage is also derived from Seigneur.