Friday word: Seigneur-terraces

[med_cat]

Seigneur-terraces (mixed French and English)
Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money.

seigneur, noun, sei·gneur often capitalized \sān-ˈyər\

1: a man of rank or authority; especially : the feudal lord of a manor

2: a member of the landed gentry of Canada

Etymology:

Middle French, from Medieval Latin senior, from Latin, adjective, elder

First Known Use: 1592

Comments

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Not that I ever do that. *glances at laptop and single cup of coffee* Nope, never.

---L.

[med_cat]

Of course not ;))