monseigneur

== English == === Alternative forms === Monseigneur === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/ (US) IPA(key): /mɒnˈsinjəɹ/ === Noun === monseigneur (plural monseigneurs or messeigneurs) (archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime. (archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France. == Dutch == === Etymology === From French monseigneur. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mon‧seig‧neur === Noun === monseigneur m (plural monseigneurs, diminutive monseigneurtje n) monsignor == French == === Alternative forms === Monseigneur === Etymology === From Old French mon (“my”) + seigneur (“lord”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ̃.sɛ.ɲœʁ/ ~ /mɔ̃.se.ɲœʁ/ === Noun === monseigneur m (plural messeigneurs or nosseigneurs) monseigneur monsignor ==== Synonyms ==== Mgr (abbreviation) ==== Derived terms ==== monseigneuriser ==== Related terms ==== monsieur ==== See also ==== nosseigneurs === Further reading === “monseigneur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Noun === monseigneur alternative spelling of monsinyur