SIGNIFY
Sig"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Signifying.] Etym: [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a sign + -
ficare (in comp.) to make. See Sign, n., and -fy.]
1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present. I 'll to the king; and signify to him That thus I have resign'd my charge to you. Shak. The government should signify to the Protestants of Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied. Swift.
2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.
He bade her tell him what it signified. Chaucer.
A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.
Shak.
Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no importance.
Syn. — To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken; denote; imply; mean.
SIGNIOR
Sign"ior, n.
Defn: Sir; Mr. The English form and pronunciation for the Italian
Signor and the Spanish Señor.
SIGNIORIZE
Sign"ior*ize, v. t. Etym: [See Seigniorize.]
Defn: To exercise dominion over; to lord it over. [Obs.] Shelton.
SIGNIORIZE
Sign"ior*ize, v. i.