Monsieur - meaning and definition. What is Monsieur
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What (who) is Monsieur - definition

STYLE
Monsieur (style); M.; Mssrs.; Mssrs; Messieurs

Monsieur         
·noun A Frenchman.
II. Monsieur ·noun The oldest brother of the king of France.
III. Monsieur ·noun The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.
monsieur         
n.
1.
Sir, Mr.
2.
French prince.
3.
Frenchman, Johnny Crapaud (in contempt or ridicule).
Monsieur         
[m?'sj?:]
¦ noun (plural Messieurs m?'sj?:) a title or form of address for a French-speaking man, corresponding to Mr or sir.
Origin
Fr., from mon 'my' + sieur 'lord'.

Wikipedia

Monsieur

Monsieur ( mə-SYUR; French: [məsjø] (listen); pl. Messieurs MESS-ərz, may-SYUR(Z); French: [mesjø] (listen); 1512, from Middle French mon sieur, literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respect and term of address for a French-speaking man, corresponding to such English titles as Mr. or sir.

Examples of use of Monsieur
1. Catherine÷ (Smiling seductively at Dudu)÷ Enchante‘, monsieur.
2. Monsieur le President had been to the adjective mine.
3. Man at door÷ Pardonnez–moi, Monsieur Seltzer, s‘il vous plait to allow me to introduce myself.
4. Gerard÷ Non, non, Monsieur Dudu, we are not from ze cable TV companies.
5. An acquaintance of Napoleon wrote: ‘The children call His Majesty "Monsieur", and behave most shockingly...