monseigneur

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor.

Pronunciation

Noun

monseigneur (plural monseigneurs or messeigneurs)

  1. (archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
  2. (archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.

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Etymology

From French monseigneur.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mon‧seig‧neur

Noun

monseigneur m (plural monseigneurs, diminutive monseigneurtje n)

  1. monsignor

French

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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)

  1. monseigneur
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 1:
      —La salle à manger de monseigneur! s’écria le directeur stupéfait.
      ‘My lord’s dining-room!’ cried the stupefied director.
  2. monsignor

Synonyms

  • Mgr (abbreviation)

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Indonesian

Noun

monseigneur

  1. Alternative spelling of monsinyur
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