signor

noun

si·​gnor sēn-ˈyȯr 

variants or less commonly signior

sēn-ˈyȯr 

plural signors or signori sēn-ˈyȯr-(ˌ)ē  also signiors

: an Italian man usually of rank or gentility

—used as a title equivalent to Mr.

Word History

Etymology

Italian signore, signor, from Medieval Latin senior superior, lord — more at senor

First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above