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''Seigneur'' (English: ''Lord'', German: ''Herr'') was the name formerly given in France to someone who had been granted a fief by the crown, with all its associated rights over person and property. This form of lordship was called ''seigneurie'', the rights that the ''seigneur'' was entitled to were called ''seigneuriage'', and the ''seigneur'' himself was the ''seigneur justicier'', because he exercised greater or lesser jurisdiction over his fief. Since the repeal of the feudal system on 4 August 1789 in the wake of the French Revolution, this office has no longer existed and the title has only been used for sovereign princes by their families. In common speech, the term ''grandseigneur'' has survived. Today this usually means an elegant, urbane gentleman. Some even use it in a stricter sense to refer to a man whose manners and way of life reflect his noble ancestry and great wealth. In addition, ''Le Grand Seigneur'' is the French name for a Turkish sultan; ''Le Seigneur'' is used in French church language as the name of God the Father, whilst ''Notre Seigneur'' is preferred for Jesus Christ. The word ''seignorage'' is also derived from ''seigneur''. The word shares the same provenance as the Italian ''Signore'', Portuguese ''Senhor'' and Spanish ''Señor'', which in addition to meaning "Mr" were used to signify a feudal lord. The title is still used for the hereditary ruler of Sark, an island in the English Channel which swears fealty to the British Crown. fr:Seigneurie#Le seigneur 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「seigneur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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