Seigneur

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Seigneur means, in French, "lord".

• The term is often used in the Medieval system of Feudalism and Manorialism where it means the possessor of a "seigneurie" or fief.
• The term is also used in the Seigneurial system of New France.
• The term is also used to refer to God.
• The Seigneur of Sark is the hereditary feudal ruler of the island.

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