m'sieur

plural m'sieurs · alternative m'sieu · alternative M'sieur

1. Syncopic form of monsieur.

   Jack leaned over and swept in one of the curly, bobbing snells of the m’sieur’s leader as he answered. “May I help you?” he asked with friendliness of a brother craftsman.

   1912 August, Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, “The Scarlet Ibis”, in Scribner’s Magazine, volume LII, number 2, Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 206, column 2

   2 more examples

   Servant. Here, m’sieurs. (The Soldier enters l. The Orderly follows him on.) Soldier. (looking about) We’ll eat here. (To the Servant.) Who live in this house? Servant. Myself, m’sieur—and—myself—and——

   1918, Asa Steele, Greater Than War: A War-Time Play in One Act, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Penn Publishing Company, page 7

   Pinot Blanc is, like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. (If you want a bustier and Madonna-like subtlety, I suggest m’sieur would be happier in the California aisle.)

   2013 May 27, James Romanow, “Subtle Pinot Blanc a joy”, in Leader-Post, Regina, Sask., page B2