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Monseigneur


Monˊseiˊgneur′

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Messeigneurs
(#)
.
[F., fr.
mon
my +
seigneur
lord, L.
senior
older. See
Senior
, and cf.
Monsieur
.]
My lord; – a title in France of a person of high birth or rank;
as,
Monseigneur
the Prince, or
Monseigneur
the Archibishop
. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev.
Mgr.
)

Definition 2024


Monseigneur

Monseigneur

See also: monseigneur

English

Noun

Monseigneur (plural Monseigneurs or Messeigneurs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of monseigneur

French

Noun

Monseigneur m (plural Messeigneurs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of monseigneur

monseigneur

monseigneur

See also: Monseigneur

English

Noun

monseigneur (plural monseigneurs or messeigneurs)

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mon‧seig‧neur

Etymology

From French Monseigneur.

Noun

monseigneur m (plural monseigneurs, diminutive monseigneurtje n)

  1. Monsignor

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃sɛɲœʁ/

Noun

monseigneur m (plural messeigneurs)

  1. monseigneur
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, I.1.ii:
      —La salle à manger de monseigneur! s'écria le directeur stupéfait.
      ‘My lord's dining-room!’ cried the stupefied director.
  2. Monsignor

Synonyms

  • Mgr (abbreviation)

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