verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make/become senior; or to exercise authority; to rule ambitransitive, rare

   "As faire he was, as Cithereas make, / As proud as he, that ſignoriſeth hell, […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

lord it over

Example

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"As faire he was, as Cithereas make, / As proud as he, that ſignoriſeth hell, […]"

Etymology

From senior + -ize.

Related phrases

lord it

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