Monseigneur
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Monseigneur
Monseigneur is an honorific in the French language. It has occasional English use as well, as it may be a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary. Also it is sometimes used as a name for a Frenchman who has a position on the court.
Monsignor is both a title and an honorific in the Roman Catholic Church.[1] In francophone countries, it is rendered Monseigneur, and this spelling is also commonly encountered in Canadian English practice.
Prior to the overthrow of the French monarchy in 1792, Monseigneur equated to "His Royal Highness" when used as part of the title of a royal prince[2] In his book A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens uses this honorific as a collective noun denoting the great nobility as a class.
The plural form is Messeigneurs.
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"Monseigneur". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. - ^ Harrap's Shorter French and English Dictionary
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