Crossword clues for messieurs
messieurs
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Messieurs \Mes"sieurs\ (?; F. ?; 277), n. pl. [F.; pl. of monsieur.] Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr.
Monsieur \Mon*sieur"\, n.; pl. Messieurs. [F., fr. mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See Monseigneur.]
The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural.]
The oldest brother of the king of France.
A Frenchman. [Contemptuous]
--Shak.
WordNet
See monsieur
Usage examples of "messieurs".
Retirez-vous, messieurs, dit le roi aux autres personnes de sa suite, cette affaire ne concerne que mon oreille.
Little by little, messieurs, she learned to like her girlhood, and to forget, in part, the horrors that lay in the past.
She was sometimes, messieurs, just a babe, but withal she had great wisdom, and greater spirit.
Had you the slightest, the remotest sense of your high duty, messieurs, you would ask me rather to explain how, if what I state be true, I come to be confounded with Lesperon and arrested in his place.
I am told that he is on his way to Toulouse, and I but ask, messieurs, that you await his arrival before going further with my trial.
Andrew Millar, the two Messieurs Longman, and the two Messieurs Knapton.
So upon Tuesday the 24th of May, after having been enlivened by the witty sallies of Messieurs Thornton, Wilkes, Churchill and Lloyd, with whom I had passed the morning, I boldly repaired to Johnson.
I dined with him this day at the house of my friends, Messieurs Edward and Charles Dilly, booksellers in the Poultry: there were present, their elder brother Mr.
My worthy booksellers and friends, Messieurs Dilly in the Poultry, at whose hospitable and well-covered table I have seen a greater number of literary men, than at any other, except that of Sir Joshua Reynolds, had invited me to meet Mr.
Ah, messieurs, let us now be thoughtful, cast down our eyes, and exalt our hearts.
You see, messieurs, that not only happiness but piety may hang on a hair, and those holy saints to whom the faithful pray were, without doubt, adroit perruquiers who understand their cue.
Yes, Messieurs could be accommodated with two good rooms overlooking the sea.
And the messieurs were also kind enough to give me a tin of the sealing cement, left here by a previous balloonist.
Meanwhile, Messieurs Goesle and Beck, you may proceed with those purchases we discussed.
I am earning my keep on this show, messieurs, as acrobatics instructor and scholarly tutor to the young folk, but I have few chances to participate as an artiste.