Monseigneur

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Anrede für einen Bischof oder Kardinal. , 🇪🇸 término de cortesía para dirigirse a un obispo o cardenal. , 🇮🇹 si usa per rivolgervi a un vescovo o a un cardinale , 🇵🇹 Usado para dirigir a um bispo ou cardeal. , 🇨🇳 用于称呼主教或红衣主教。 , 🇯🇵 主教殿（しゅきょうでん）または大主教殿（だいしゅきょうでん） , 🇰🇷 주교(또는 주교)를 부를 때 쓰는 호칭 , 🇸🇦 مصطلح يُستخدم عند مخاطبة أسقف أو كاردينال. , 🇮🇳 पादरी या कार्डिनल को संबोधित करने के लिए प्रयुक्त शब्द

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Etymology

Monseigneur is a compound of French “mon” (from Latin *meus* “my”) and “seigneur” (“lord”), the latter coming from Old French *senor*, itself from Latin *senior* “elder, senior”. The phrase “mon seigneur” appeared in the 16th century as a respectful form of address and, by the 17th century, was formally adopted for bishops and cardinals, replacing earlier Latin titles such as *dominus*. It has since remained the standard ecclesiastical honorific.

Synonyms

évêque cardinal archidiocèse prêtre seigneur monsieur sire

Antonyms

monsieur madame maître serviteur