Mon ‧ si ‧ gnor /mɒnˈsiːnjə $ mɑːnˈsiːnjər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: monsignore , from French monseigneur ]
used when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church:
Monsignor Delgard
Mon ‧ si ‧ gnor /mɒnˈsiːnjə $ mɑːnˈsiːnjər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: monsignore , from French monseigneur ]
used when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church:
Monsignor Delgard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012