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English
Etymology
See Messrs.
Pronunciation
Noun
Messrs
- (chiefly formal) plural of Mr (“Mister”)
- (chiefly formal) plural of M (“Monsieur”)
French
Noun
Messrs
- (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.
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