monsieur

Meaning

1. mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man, used with or without the name in direct or third-person address)
2. gentleman

Concepts

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

sir

mister

lord

Mr.

Mister

Mr

Sir

man

👨

gent

master

M.

Ⓜ️

husband

🤵

signor

Lord

white person

mr.

MR

gennelman

aristocrat

dear employer

boy

👦

esquire

father

👨‍👦

lady

lordship

monseigneur

monsieur

priest

valet

valet de chambre

white man

Dear Sir

gentleman’s gentleman

Synonyms

seigneur

gentilhomme

🤵‍♂️

maître

Monsieur

homme

👨

mâle

M.

messieurs

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

rentier

type

bonhomme

Mesdames et Messieurs

monseigneur

mr

sir

man

noble

collègue

dame

de fer

équipage

gars

mec

chef

père

👨‍👦

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mə.sjø/

Etymology

From mon (“my”) + sieur, from the oblique case of Old French sire (cf. also seignor), ultimately from Latin senior. The first syllable has been reduced through frequent use. Loss of word-final /r/ was common in Early Modern French, but failed to established itself except in (most) words in -er. Monsieur and gars are two relics of this pronunciation habit.

Sentences

Rien de nouveau , monsieur , répondit Harry Markel.

Nothing new, sir, replied Harry Markel.

Il n’est pas tard ... monsieur Patterson, répondit Roger Hinsdale.

It's not late... Mr. Patterson, replied Roger Hinsdale.