n.
Pronunciation: m ə s- ' y ə (r), m ə sh-; m ə - ' sir
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mes · sieurs \ m ə s- ' y ə (r)(z), m ə sh-, m ā s-; m ə - ' sir(z) \
Etymology: Middle French, literally, my lord
Date: 1512
: a Frenchman of high rank or station ― used as a title equivalent to Mister and prefixed to the name of a Frenchman