messieurs
[ meys-yurz, mes-erz; French me-syœ ]
/ meɪsˈyɜrz, ˈmɛs ərz; French mɛˈsyœ /
noun
plural of monsieur.
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Definition for messieurs (2 of 2)
monsieur
[ muh s-yur; French muh-syœ ]
/ məsˈyɜr; French məˈsyœ /
noun, plural mes·sieurs [meys-yurz, mes-erz; French me-syœ] /meɪsˈyɜrz, ˈmɛs ərz; French mɛˈsyœ/.
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
Origin of monsieur
1490–1500; < French: literally, my lord (orig. applied only to men of high station); see
sire
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British Dictionary definitions for messieurs (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for messieurs (2 of 2)
monsieur
/ (French məsjø, English məsˈjɜː) /
noun plural messieurs (French mesjø, English ˈmɛsəz)
a French title of address equivalent to sir when used alone or Mr when placed before a name
Word Origin for monsieur
literally: my lord