monsieur

English

noun

Definitions

(dated) A man, especially a French gentleman.

Etymology

Borrowed from French monsieur (mister, gentleman).

Origin

French

monsieur

Gloss

mister, gentleman

`Kanji`

士, 紳

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

croque-monsieur French
mon French
monsieur French
месье Russian
мсьё Russian
sire Old French
moussieu Norman
mon Middle French
mesye Haitian, Haitian Creole
msye Haitian, Haitian Creole
monsù Piedmontese