monseigneur
See also: Monseigneur
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor.
Noun
monseigneur (plural monseigneurs or messeigneurs)
- (archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
- (archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French mon (“my”) + seigneur (“lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃.sɛ.ɲœʁ/, /mɔ̃.se.ɲœʁ/
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Noun
monseigneur m (plural messeigneurs)
- 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.
- monsignor
Synonyms
- Mgr (abbreviation)
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Further reading
- “monseigneur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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