monseigneur
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Monseigneur¹
noun Monseigneurs · Messeigneurs
- Alternative letter-case form of monseigneur
monseigneur²
- /ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/ UK
- /mɒnˈsinjəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor.
noun monseigneurs · messeigneurs · Monseigneur
- 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.
Talk about this word "monseigneur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monseigneur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monseigneur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monseigneur "monseigneur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monseigneur.Cite this
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