01 n. My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given,…
pl.
Messeigneurs ((F. mā̇`sā̇`nyẽr"; E. mĕs*sĕn"yẽrz))
-
1.
My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)