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monsir

monsir is the alternative letter-case form of Monsir.

Noun (1) capitalized: Monsir

Monsir (plural Monsirs)

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Monsieur.
    • But the. xxii. day of Iuli, the Cardinall departed oute of Calleis, & with hym was the lorde Cutberd Tūstal bishop of London, the Lorde Sandes, Chamberlayn to the kyng, the Earle of Darby, sir Henry Guildforde, sir Thomas More, with many knightes and squyres, to yͤ numbre of. xii.C. horse, & in the...a. 1548 (date written), Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, “[The Triumphant Reigne of Kyng Henry the VIII.] The. XIX. Yere.”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, […]...
    • That vpon his mediation: builded and fownded Queens Colledg in oxford; and first endowed it with resonable mentenance; but with more Reverend and Rationall statutes and ordinances for pious life and conversation, to be admired as Long as they continued, but not observed at this day: but with house...c. 1675, Edmund Sandford, “Sandford’s MS.”, in [Richard Saul] Ferguson, editor, A Cursory Relation of All the Antiquities & Familyes in Cumberland. […] (Tract Series; 4), Kendal, Cumbria: […] T....
  2. (pronunciation-spelling, rare) Pronunciation spelling of Monsieur.
    • ― Ui, monsieur Dapareau! On m’en a barlé… répondit Schmucke vaincu.1886 [1847], Honoré de Balzac, translated by [Katherine Prescott Wormeley], “Schmucke’s Martyrdom Continued; Showing How People Die in Paris”, in Cousin Pons, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers […]...
    • ― Ah! ah! c’être fous, sire de Maurefel. ― Oui, c’est moi; que cherchez-vous? ― Ji cherche l’auperge te la Pelle Édoile, bour brévenir un certain monsir Gogonnas.1900 [1845], Alexandre Dumas, anonymous translator, “The Night of the 24th of August, 1572”, in Marguerite de Valois, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company […], →OCLC, page 73

Noun (2) capitalized: Monsir

Monsir (plural Monsirs)

  1. (humorous, rare) Monsieur.
    • [I]nnkeepers calling him [Voltaire] “Your Excellency,” or “M. le Comte;”—and puts up at the Golden Lion at Frankfurt, where rooms have been ordered; [Franz von] Freytag well aware, though he says nothing. Friday morning June 1st, “his Excellency and Suite” (Voltaire and [Cosimo Alessandro] Collini)...1864, Thomas Carlyle, “Of the Afterpiece, Which Proved Still More Tragical”, in History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume IV, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book...
    • monsir with this Rocher you are spoiling us1995 March 22, Peter Mulholland, “Ferrero Rocher Edited!”, in rec.arts.tv.uk (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Jan 2026

Forms of monsir

pluralmonsirs
pluralMonsirs
alternative formmonsir

Origin of monsir

Blend of Monsieur + sir.

Questions about monsir

What does monsir mean?
Monsir means monsieur.
What is monsir the alternative letter-case form of?
Monsir is the alternative letter-case form of Monsir.
What part of speech is monsir?
Monsir is a noun.
What is the plural of monsir?
The plural of monsir is monsirs.

Words near monsir in the dictionary

  1. monsignor
  2. monsignorhood
  3. monsignori
  4. monsignorial
  5. monsignors
  6. monsir
  7. monsirs
  8. Monsky's theorem
  9. Monson
  10. Monsoni
  11. Monsons

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