/ mɒnˈsiːnjə(r); NAmE mɑːn-/ noun
( abbr. Mgr ) used as a title when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church
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WORD ORIGIN
Italian , on the pattern of French Monseigneur .
/ mɒnˈsiːnjə(r); NAmE mɑːn-/ noun
( abbr. Mgr ) used as a title when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church
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WORD ORIGIN
Italian , on the pattern of French Monseigneur .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005