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Definition of Monseigneur in English: MonseigneurnounPlural Messeigneursmɔ̃sɛɲœʀˌmɒnsɛˈnjəːˌmɑnˌseɪˈnjər A title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking prince, cardinal, archbishop, or bishop. Example sentencesExamples - The people are still poor and miserable, and the land ruined, and the elegance Monseigneur lived in has been stamped out completely.
- A French aristocrat by birth, Monseigneur has no trace of pity and despises the peasants of France.
- She turned and curtseyed, ‘Yes, Monseigneur?’
- Therefore, the King of Navarre, however good and clever the advice he may have, is, in my judgment, ill-advised when he does not recognize Monseigneur the Cardinal of Bourbon as king.
- I almost nodded and turned, but then I had an idea, ‘But I'm the doctor sent by Monseigneur le Comte Velderez au Voltaire.’
Origin French, from mon 'my' + seigneur 'lord'. Rhymes à deux, agent provocateur, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, blur, bon viveur, burr, Chandigarh, coiffeur, concur, confer, connoisseur, cordon-bleu, cri de cœur, cur, danseur, Darfur, defer, demur, de rigueur, deter, entrepreneur, er, err, farceur, faute de mieux, fir, flâneur, Fleur, force majeure, fur, hauteur, her, infer, inter, jongleur, Kerr, littérateur, longueur, masseur, monsieur, Montesquieu, Montreux, murre, myrrh, occur, pas de deux, Pasteur, per, pisteur, poseur, pot-au-feu, prefer, prie-dieu, pudeur, purr, raconteur, rapporteur, refer, répétiteur, restaurateur, saboteur, sabreur, seigneur, Sher, shirr, sir, skirr, slur, souteneur, spur, stir, tant mieux, transfer, Ur, vieux jeu, voyageur, voyeur, were, whirr Definition of Monseigneur in US English: Monseigneurnounˌmänˌsāˈnyərˌmɑnˌseɪˈnjər A title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking prince, cardinal, archbishop, or bishop. Example sentencesExamples - The people are still poor and miserable, and the land ruined, and the elegance Monseigneur lived in has been stamped out completely.
- A French aristocrat by birth, Monseigneur has no trace of pity and despises the peasants of France.
- She turned and curtseyed, ‘Yes, Monseigneur?’
- I almost nodded and turned, but then I had an idea, ‘But I'm the doctor sent by Monseigneur le Comte Velderez au Voltaire.’
- Therefore, the King of Navarre, however good and clever the advice he may have, is, in my judgment, ill-advised when he does not recognize Monseigneur the Cardinal of Bourbon as king.
Origin French, from mon ‘my’ + seigneur ‘lord’. |