Hypertext Webster Gateway: "monsieur"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Monsieur
n : used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
[syn: {Monsieur}]
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