Definition of Monseigneur

1. n. My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

Definition of Monseigneur

1. Noun. (alternative capitalization of monseigneur) ¹

2. Noun. An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime. ¹

3. Noun. Specifically, a title of the Dauphin of France. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monseigneur

1. [n MESSEIGNEURS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monseigneur

monoximes
monoxylon
monoxylons
monoxylous
monozoa
monozoic
monozygotic
monozygotic twin
monozygous twin
monozygous twins
mons ureteris
monseigneur (current term)
monseigneurs
monsel's salt
monsel's solution
monsieurs
monsignori
monsignorial
monsignors
monsoon
monsoon season
monsoon seasons
monsoonal
monsoonlike
monsoons
monster

Literary usage of Monseigneur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1900)
"Il ya cinquante ans monseigneur qu'ils ... Maintenant monseigneur comme toutes ces terres Sont ..."

2. Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency by Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1901)
"For the details he referred to monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne. I had always feared that some ill fortune would fall to the lot of monseigneur le Duc de ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, ... monseigneur could swallow a great many things with case, and was by some few sullen ..."

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