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monsieurs

monsieurs is the plural of monsieur.

Meaning of monsieur

Noun

monsieur (plural monsieurs or messieurs)

  1. (dated) A man, especially a French gentleman.
    • Pass round the decanters; glad to see ye; fill up, monsieurs!1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Cabin”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 589

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Noun capitalized: Monsieurs

Monsieurs

  1. (plural) plural of Monsieur

Questions about monsieurs

What is monsieurs the plural of?
Monsieurs is the plural of monsieur.
What part of speech is monsieurs?
Monsieurs is a noun.

Words near monsieurs in the dictionary

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

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