Monsieur

See also: monsieur

French

Etymology

Capitalization of monsieur

Noun

Monsieur m (plural Messieurs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of monsieur Used to show respect.
  2. (historical) Specifically, the brother of the French king
    • 1844, Alexandre Dumas, Les Trois Mousquetaires, II:
      Comment ! le cardinal fait […] couper le cou à Chalais, sous le stupide prétexte qu'il a voulu tuer le roi et marier Monsieur avec la reine !
      What! The cardinal is having Chalais's head cut off, on the ridiculous pretext that he wanted to kill the king and marry Monsieur to the queen!
    • 1874, Barbey d'Aurevilly, ‘Le Bonheur dans le crime’, Les Diaboliques:
      Plus de trente jeunes gens de ses meillures familles servaient alors, soit aux Gardes-du-Corps, soit à ceux de Monsieur […].
      More than thirty people from the town's best families served either in the king's bodyguard, or in that of Monsieur.

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