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Mes⋅sei⋅gneurs

  [Fr. mey-se-nyœr]
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–noun (sometimes lowercase)
pl. of Monseigneur.

Mon⋅sei⋅gneur

  [mawn-se-nyœr]
–noun, plural Mes⋅sei⋅gneurs  [mey-se-nyœr] .
1. a French title of honor given to princes, bishops, and other persons of eminence.
2. a person bearing this title.
Also, mon⋅sei⋅gneur.

Origin:
1590–1600; < F: my lord; see seigneur
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Mes·sei·gneurs   (mā-sě-nyɶr')   
n.  Plural of Monseigneur.
Mon·sei·gneur   (môɴ-sě-nyɶr')   
n.   pl. Mes·sei·gneurs (mā-sě-nyɶr') Abbr. Msgr. or Mgr.
Used as an honorific in French-speaking areas, especially as accorded to princes and prelates.

[French, from Old French seignor : mon, my; see Monsieur + seigneur, lord, sir; see seignior.]
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Word Origin & History

monseigneur 
1610, from Fr., title of honor equivalent to "my lord," from mon "my" + seigneur "lord," from L. seniorem, acc. of senior "older." Plural messeigneurs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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