"Messrs." meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Abbreviation of French Messieurs or English messieurs.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "Messrs.",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English miscellaneous irregular plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 August 7, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: destination Bletchley”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 58:",
          "text": "Bradshaw tells me to note \"the square tower and short spire of its ancient church\", observing also that \"there are several paper mills in the neighbourhood\", of which \"that of the Messrs. Dickinson and Longman, at Two Waters, deserves a visit\".",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Mister",
          "word": "Mr."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of Mr. (“Mister”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Messrs.-en-noun-9Ed~Gyts",
      "links": [
        [
          "Mr.",
          "Mr.#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly formal) plural of Mr. (“Mister”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English miscellaneous irregular plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Monsieur",
          "word": "M."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of M. (“Monsieur”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Messrs.-en-noun-D3CX7dt-",
      "links": [
        [
          "M.",
          "M.#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly formal) plural of M. (“Monsieur”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛs.ɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛsəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "Messrs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "Mssrs."
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "Mssrs"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Messrs."
  ],
  "word": "Messrs."
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English terms spelled with .",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Abbreviation of French Messieurs or English messieurs.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "Messrs.",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English formal terms",
        "English miscellaneous irregular plurals",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 August 7, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: destination Bletchley”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 58:",
          "text": "Bradshaw tells me to note \"the square tower and short spire of its ancient church\", observing also that \"there are several paper mills in the neighbourhood\", of which \"that of the Messrs. Dickinson and Longman, at Two Waters, deserves a visit\".",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Mister",
          "word": "Mr."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of Mr. (“Mister”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Mr.",
          "Mr.#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly formal) plural of Mr. (“Mister”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English formal terms",
        "English miscellaneous irregular plurals"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Monsieur",
          "word": "M."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of M. (“Monsieur”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "M.",
          "M.#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly formal) plural of M. (“Monsieur”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛs.ɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛsəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "Messrs"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mssrs."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "Mssrs"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Messrs."
  ],
  "word": "Messrs."
}