Monsieur meaning

mə-syœ'
Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man in a French-speaking area.

Monsieur Cartier; Monsieur Jacques Cartier.

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Used as a form of polite address for a man in a French-speaking area.
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A man; gentleman.
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French title, equivalent to Mr. or Sir.
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Origin of monsieur

French from Old French mon my (from Latin meum) (accusative of meus me-1 in Indo-European roots) sieur lord, sir (from Vulgar Latin seiorem) (accusative of *seior sire)

Sentence Examples

  • What sunshine, Monsieur Kiril!

  • I will bring him to you directly, Monsieur Dessalles.

  • "But, my dear Monsieur Pierre," said she, "how do you explain the fact of a great man executing a duc--or even an ordinary man who--is innocent and untried?"

  • Oh, it was beautiful, Monsieur Pierre!

  • His valet had orders to awake him every morning with the words, "Remember, monsieur le comte, that you have great things to do."

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