Monsieur Definition

mə-syœ
messieurs
noun
Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man in a French-speaking area.
Monsieur Cartier; Monsieur Jacques Cartier.
American Heritage
A man; gentleman.
Webster's New World
French title, equivalent to Mr. or Sir.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of polite address for a man in a French-speaking area.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Monsieur

Noun

Singular:
Monsieur
Plural:
monsieurs

Origin of Monsieur

  • French from Old French mon my (from Latin meum) (accusative of meus me-1 in Indo-European roots) sieur lord, sir (from Vulgar Latin seiorem) (accusative of *seior sire)

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

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