noun

monseigneur

mon-seh-NYUH

noun

A French honorific title used to address a person of high rank, especially in earlier centuries.

"The courtiers bowed and addressed him as Monseigneur."

How to Use Monseigneur

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA formal, old-fashioned French title of respect for someone important, like a prince or bishop.

Easily confused with

monsieur → monsignor →

monseigneurs plural, messeigneurs plural

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From Middle French monseigneur, literally "my lord" — a doublet of "monsieur" and "monsignor."

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