monseigneur

      See also Monseigneur

      English

      Etymology

      From Middle French monseigneur.

      Pronunciation

      • (UK) IPA: /ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/

      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.

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      Dutch

      Pronunciation

      Hyphenation: mon‧seig‧neur

      Etymology

      From French Monseigneur.

      Noun

      monseigneur m (plural monseigneurs, diminutive monseigneurtje)

      1. Monsignor

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      French

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /mɔ̃sɛɲœʁ/
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      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.

      Synonyms

      • Mgr (abbreviation)
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