Monseigneur Definition

môɴ-sĕ-nyœr
messeigneurs
noun
A French title of honor given to persons of high birth or rank or to important church officers.
Webster's New World
Used as an honorific in French-speaking areas, especially as accorded to princes and prelates.
American Heritage
A person with this title.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of monseigneur.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Monseigneur

Noun

Singular:
Monseigneur
Plural:
monseigneurs

Origin of Monseigneur

  • French from Old French mon my Monsieur seignor lord, sir seignior

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French monseigneur.

    From Wiktionary

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