Definition of Signor

1. Noun. Used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately.

Exact synonyms: Signior
Generic synonyms: Adult Male, Man

Definition of Signor

1. n. Sir; Mr.; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians. Before a noun the form is Signor.

Definition of Signor

1. Noun. A courtesy title used to a man of Italian origin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Signor

1. an Italian title of courtesy for a man [n -GNORI or -GNORS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Signor

signiori
signiories
signiorize
signiorized
signiorizes
signiorizing
signiors
signiorship
signiorships
signiory
signless
signmaker
signmakers
signoff
signoffs
signor (current term)
signora
signoras
signore
signores
signori
signoria
signorias
signories
signorina
signorinas
signorine
signors
signory
signout

Literary usage of Signor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The reason for the change was the failure by signor Moro, the Secretary General of the CD Party, after the general election of April 28, 1963, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1838)
"signor Rima has come to this conclusion from the following facts: 1st. ... signor Rima thinks that inflammation following on a passive dilatation of the ..."

3. The Musical World (1868)
"Don Ottavio, signor Mongini; Leror- cllo, Mr. Santley! Don Giovanni, signor Gassier; II Commendatore, Siip'.f Rokitansky; Masetto, signor ..."

4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1863)
"Happily for the writer and his grandiloquent style, Vincenzo gave signor Onofrio the epistle to read, which he had received from his godfather, ..."

5. Folio (1881)
"... signor Nannetti, signor Monti and Signer Corsini; première danseuse, Mme. Malvina Cavallazzi; chefs d'orchestre, signor Ardi- ti and signor Faccio. ..."

6. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1885)
"signor Depretis resigned also. The President of the Chamber, ... signor Grimaldi made the Chamber pass an order of the day by which the majority expressed ..."

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