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Definition of Messieurs
1. n. pl. Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr.
Definition of Messieurs
1. monsieur [n] - See also: monsieur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Messieurs
Literary usage of Messieurs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... and a three-cornered hat under his arm, gave utterance, with a bow, to the
customary words: "messieurs, when it shall be your pleasure. ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... and to " meet the times" styled it New Buildings. He had issue only two
daughters, Ursula and Milcah. They both married brothers, the messieurs ..."
3. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully: Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1890)
"... &c., nine hundred and seventy thousand eight hundred and twenty-four livres :
to messieurs de Villars and the Chevalier d'Oise, for Rouen and Havre, ..."
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