monseigneur

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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.

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French monseigneur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mon‧seig‧neur

Noun[edit]

monseigneur m (plural monseigneurs, diminutive monseigneurtje n)

  1. monsignor

French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃.sɛ.ɲœʁ/, /mɔ̃.se.ɲœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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

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  • Mgr (abbreviation)

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