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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Monsieur \Mon*sieur"\, n.; pl {Messieurs}. [F., fr mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See {Monseigneur}.] 1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to or of a man; Mr or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by {MM.} or {Messrs.} in the plural.] 2. The oldest brother of the king of France. 3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] --Shak.
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