Messrs

See also: Messrs.

English

Etymology

See Messrs.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛs.ɚz/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsəz/

Noun

Messrs

1. (chiefly formal) plural of Mr (“Mister”)
2. (chiefly formal) plural of M (“Monsieur”)

Alternative forms

• Messrs. (US)

French

Noun

Messrs

1. (now nonstandard in France) Abbreviation of Messieurs.
   • 1848, Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, ..., page 36:

     Messrs Adams, Brashear, Cook, Dial, Garcia de St-Charles, Garcia de Jefferson, Gaudet, Kenner, Martin, Moore, May, McWhorter, Parham, Swazé, et Thibodeaux, du Sénat, votent en faveur de M. Duncan F. Kenner - 15 voix. […]

     Messrs Adams, Brashear, Cook, Dial, Garcia de St-Charles, Garcia de Jefferson, Gaudet, Kenner, Martin, Moore, May, McWhorter, Parham, Swazé and Thibodeaux, of the Senate, vote in favor of Mr. Duncan F. Kenner – 15 votes. […]

Usage notes

• See usage notes at M.

See also

• MM.