See also: Monseigneur

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor.

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monseigneur (plural monseigneurs or messeigneurs)

  1. (archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
  2. (archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.

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Etymology

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From French monseigneur.

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  • Hyphenation: mon‧seig‧neur

Noun

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monseigneur m (plural monseigneurs, diminutive monseigneurtje n)

  1. monsignor

French

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Etymology

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From Old French mon (my) + seigneur (lord).

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃.sɛ.ɲœʁ/ ~ /mɔ̃.se.ɲœʁ/
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monseigneur m (plural messeigneurs)

  1. monseigneur
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 1:
      —La salle à manger de monseigneur! s’écria le directeur stupéfait.
      My lord’s dining-room!’ cried the stupefied director.
  2. monsignor

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  • Mgr (abbreviation)

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Indonesian

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Noun

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monseigneur

  1. Alternative spelling of monsinyur