Señoría (en. Lordship)

/seɲoˈɾi.a/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Title used in social or judicial hierarchy.

The judge addressed the courtroom saying: 'Your lordship, you are within your rights.'

El juez se dirigió a la sala diciendo: 'Señoría, está usted en su derecho.'

Expression that denotes respect towards an authority.

The lawyer referred to her client as 'your lordship.'

La abogada se refirió a su cliente como 'su señoría'.

It is used to refer immediately to a person of certain status.

Lordship, I thank you for your time and attention.

Señoría, le agradezco por su tiempo y atención.

From the Latin 'señoria', which comes from 'senior', meaning 'older' or 'elder'.

your lordship

A respectful way to refer to a judge or authority.

su señoría

your lordship in court

Used in a judicial context to refer to the present judge.

su señoría en la corte

title of lordship

A reference to someone's impressive rank or status.

título de señoría

sir

Term used to denote respect towards older men or those in high positions.

señor

miss

Title used to refer to young or single women.

señorita

lordship

Quality of being noble or owning land.

señorío

Ironic use of 'lordship' to refer to someone who believes they are superior.

He always acts as if he were your lordship, but he has no reason at all.

Siempre actúa como si fuera su señoría, pero no tiene razón alguna.

Term used in the judicial environment sarcastically.

Watching the disaster of the meeting, one could only hear a lawyer saying: 'Look at how your lordship behaves!'

Viendo el desastre de la reunión, solo se podía escuchar a un abogado diciendo: '¡Miren cómo se comporta su señoría!'