sineigs

sineigs
(seneigs)
[akin to Lat senex] : old. Deriv. sinista oldest

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  • Seneschal — Sen es*chal, n. [OF. seneschal, LL. seniscalcus, of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. sineigs old, skalks, OHG. scalch, AS. scealc. Cf. {Senior}, {Marshal}.] An officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, in the Middle Ages, who had the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sir — Sir, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L. senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf. {Seignior},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sir reverance — Sir Sir, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L. senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf. {Seignior} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seneschal — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic sineigs old and to Old High German scalc servant more at senior Date: 14th century an agent or steward in charge of a lord s estate in feudal times …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • senior — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from senior, adjective Date: 14th century 1. a person older than another < five years my senior > 2. a. a person with higher standing or rank b. a senior fellow of a college at an English university… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • ένος — (I) ἔνος, ο (Α) το έτος. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Η λ. ένος είναι μτγν. και προήλθε πιθ. κατ απόσπαση από τα σύνθετα δίενος, τρίενος, τετράενος κ.ά. (Για την ετυμολ. τού ενος βλ. λ. ενιαυτός)]. (II) ἔνος, η, ον (Α) (μόνο σε πλάγ. πτώσεις τού θηλ.) μεθαύριο («ἐς… …   Dictionary of Greek

  • senior — [14] Senior was borrowed direct from Latin senior, which was the comparative form of senex ‘old’. This in turn was descended from the Indo European base *sen , which also produced Welsh hen, Gothic sineigs, Lithuanian senas, and Armenian hin, all …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • Seneschall — Sm hoher Hofbeamter per. Wortschatz arch. (13. Jh.), mhd. seneschalt (u.ä.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. sénéchal, das seinerseits auf ahd. (ml.) sinescalcus, seniscalcus (oder seine westfränkische Entsprechung) zurückgeht. Von diesem ist das… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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