seigneuresse
French, noun/sɛ.ɲœ.ʁɛs/
seigneuresse is spelled S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R-E-S-S-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written French, the 279,127th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seigneuresse is a French feminine noun meaning “the wife of a seigneur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épouse d’un seigneur”.
What does seigneuresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe wife of a seigneur
- 2
femininea female seigneur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Épouse d’un seigneur. 2. Femme en possession d’un fief.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of seigneuresse
- seigneuresses plural
- seigneur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seigneuresse?
- /sɛ.ɲœ.ʁɛs/
- /se.ɲœ.ʁɛs/
- \sɛ.ɲœ.ʁɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is seigneuresse in French?
seigneuresse appears about once in every 79 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).