"Monsieur" meaning in French

See Monsieur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mə.sjø/ Forms: Messieurs [plural]
Etymology: Capitalization of monsieur Etymology templates: {{l|fr|monsieur}} monsieur Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|Messieurs}} Monsieur m (plural Messieurs)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of monsieur Used to show respect Tags: alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: monsieur Used to show respect Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-Monsieur-fr-noun-zAQ7WBTU Disambiguation of Titles: 63 37 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (historical) Specifically, the brother of the French king Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-Monsieur-fr-noun-yoYTHopB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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