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English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɒnˈsiː.njə/, /mɒn.siːˈnjɔː/
- (US) IPA(key): /mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/, /mɑn.siːnˈjɔr/
Noun
Monsignor (plural Monsignori or Monsignors)
- Alternative letter-case form of monsignor
2011, Gyles Brandreth, Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders, London: John Murray, →ISBN, page 123:Brother Matteo is a Capuchin, of course, so he eats pretty frugally: bread and water, vegetables and fruit, no meat, no cheese. And poor old Father Bechetti lost his appetite when he lost his teeth. So it’s really the three Monsignors who do the feasting.
2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, page 18:Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.