Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Messieurs"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Messieurs \Mes"sieurs\ (?; F. ?; 277), n. pl. [F.; pl. of
monsieur.]
Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as
the plural of Mr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
2. The oldest brother of the king of France.
3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] --Shak.
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