Etymology

monsieur

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Today it means: A man, especially a French gentleman. Full definition →

French monsieur
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monsieur · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frommonsieur
  2. English todaymonsieur

From French monsieur. Doublet of monseigneur and monsignor.

Monsieur · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromMonsieur
  2. French · borrowed fromMonsieur
  3. English todayMonsieur

Borrowed from French Monsieur.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmonsieur all →

Monsieur de Paris

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