signor

signor
/seen"yawr, -yohr, sin yawr", -yohr"/; It. /see nyawrdd"/, n., pl. signors, It. signori /-nyaw"rddee/.
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbr.: Sig., sig.
Also, signior.
[1570-80; < It; see SIGNORE1]

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