monseigneur

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

mon=sei=gneur

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CIDE DICTIONARY

monseigneur, n. [F., fr. mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See Senior, and cf. Monsieur.].

My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.) [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

monseigneur, n. (pl. Messeigneurs) a title given to an eminent French person, esp. a prince, cardinal, archbishop, or bishop.

Etymology

F f. mon my + seigneur lord

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