monsignor
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//mɒnˈsiː.njə//
- United Kingdom//mɒn.siːˈnjɔː//
- United States//mɑnˈsiː.njɚ//
An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope.
noun
- 1
An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope.
He goes one day to hear Father Hecker preach on the Destiny of Man, on another to hear Monsignor Pie, Bishop of Poitiers, then Archbishop Manning, and again Monsignor Mermillod and Father Burke. […] We have just made her a grand festa for her day, the 20th—twelve Masses, cardinal, two archbishops, two monsignori, the other seven, priests.
We were passed on from one room to another, and finally came to a halt in a large square room, where there were more priests, one or two monsignori, in their violet robes, and two officers. […] We had barely time to exchange a few remarks, as Monsignor Bicletis was waiting for us to advance.
He wore the dress of an abbot and was accompanied by two monsignori in simple black. […] It was a letter from Monsignor Chatrousse, the Bishop of Valence in France.
He was accompanied by two monsignori, one of whom was Henry Cosgrove, an acquaintance of mine from Brooklyn. […] “It is obvious that I need no translator. Henry,” I said, turning to the American monsignor, “you can be my secretary.”
Etymology
From Italian monsignore, from signore under influence from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monseigneur and monsieur.
Forms
- plural
- monsignors, monsignori
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