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Monsieur de Paris

/mə.sjø d(ə) pa.ʁi/

Monsieur de Paris proper noun: the public executioner in Paris, France.

Proper noun

Monsieur de Paris (plural Messieurs de Paris)

  1. (historical) The public executioner in Paris, France.

Forms of Monsieur de Paris

pluralMessieurs de Paris

Origin of Monsieur de Paris

From French monsieur.

Questions about Monsieur de Paris

What does Monsieur de Paris mean?
Monsieur de Paris means the public executioner in Paris, France.
What part of speech is Monsieur de Paris?
Monsieur de Paris is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Monsieur de Paris?
Monsieur de Paris is pronounced /mə.sjø d(ə) pa.ʁi/.

Words near Monsieur de Paris in the dictionary

  1. Monsel's solution
  2. Monsen
  3. Monsens
  4. Monsey
  5. monsieur
  6. Monsieur de Paris
  7. monsieurs
  8. monsignor
  9. monsignorhood
  10. monsignori
  11. monsignorial

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