Monsieur

2 definitions found

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

  Monsieur \Mon*sieur"\, n.; pl. {Messieurs}. [F., fr. mon my +
     Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See {Monseigneur}.]
     1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or
        of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M.
        or Mons. in the singular, and by {MM.} or {Messrs.} in the
        plural.]


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     2. The oldest brother of the king of France.
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     3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Monsieur
       n : used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'