Monseigneur

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monseigneur \Mon`sei`gneur"\, n.; pl. {Messeigneurs}. [F., fr.
     mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See {Senior}, and
     cf. {Monsieur}.]
     My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or
     rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the
     Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin,


     before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
     [1913 Webster]