‖ signore
(siˈɲore)
[It., the fuller form of signor.]
= signor.
| 1594 [see signory 3]. 1622 Peacham Compl. Gent. i. 15 In Naples..euery base groome..must be termed Signore. 1641 Milton Ch. Govt. ii. i, I know Bilson hath decipher'd us all the galanteries of Signore and Monsignore. 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. I. ix. 267 That worthy signore was enjoying his siesta. 1856 G. H. Boker Betrothal iii. iii, I have an airy weapon that can..make our satin signore Grovel for life. |