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Senhor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • father noun A male parent.
  • gentleman noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
  • lord noun A man who holds a title of nobility, or a ruler with power over others.
  • master noun A person with exceptional skill or deep expertise in something.
  • mister noun A title of respect used before a man's name, usually written "Mr."
  • sir noun A polite or respectful way to address a man, especially one of higher rank, a stranger, or a teacher.

Senses

Senhor is used for these senses in English:

  • father A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
  • gentleman Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  • gentleman (chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
  • lord (archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
  • lord (obsolete, uncommon) A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
  • lord One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
  • master The owner of an animal or slave.
  • master The original of a document or of a recording.

father — full definition

  1. noun A male parent.
  2. noun A person seen as the founder or leading figure of something.
  3. noun A title of respect for a priest.
  4. verb To be the male parent of a child.

gentleman — full definition

  1. noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
  2. noun (formal or polite) A man, used respectfully regardless of manners.
  3. noun Historically, a man of respectable birth or means who did not need to work for a living.

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