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  • noun Plural form of signor.

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Examples

  • At first they were only called Priors, but to increase their distinction the word signori, or lords, was soon afterward adopted.

    The History of Florence 2003

  • Priors, but to increase their distinction the word signori, or lords, was soon afterward adopted.

    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

  • I've tried for twenty years, signori, and it is hopeless.

    "The Morons" by Harl Vincent, part 4 Johnny Pez 2010

  • The theatre was all a-quiver, signori miei! though I too did not fall short, I too after him.

    The Torrents of Spring 2006

  • “Buona sera, signori, rigolleto — hugenotti — traviata!” began the artist, with a theatrical bow.

    The Schoolmistress and other stories 2004

  • But before the signori he was glad also to appear rich.

    Twilight in Italy 2003

  • Yet he liked, above all things, to be near the English signori.

    Twilight in Italy 2003

  • A process of digging was on view in a remote corner of the Forum, and he presently remarked that if it should please the signori to go and watch it a little they might see something of interest.

    The Portrait of a Lady 2003

  • He felt he could come near to the strange signori.

    Twilight in Italy 2003

  • Quite simply, signori miei, that they are in the text if you only bother to look.

    An Autobiography Peter, Ustinov 1977

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