monseigneur
See also: Monseigneur
English
Etymology
From Middle French monseigneur.
Noun
monseigneur (plural monseigneurs or messeigneurs)
- An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
- (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.
French
Etymology
From Old French mon (“my”) + seigneur (“lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃.sɛ.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.
- —La salle à manger de monseigneur! s'écria le directeur stupéfait.
- 1862, Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, I.1.ii:
- Monsignor
Synonyms
- Mgr (abbreviation)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “monseigneur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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