Monsignor

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'monsignor', 'Monsignor': /mɒnˈsiːnjə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɑnˈsinjɚ, ˌmɑnsiˈnjɔr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon sē′nyər; It. môn′sē nyôr′)

Inflections of 'monsignor' (n):

Mon•si•gnor n., pl. Mon•si•gnors, [It.] Mon•si•gno•ri n., pl. Mon•si•gnors, [It.] Mon•si•gno•ri

Also, mon•si′gnor.

mon•si•gno•ri•al adj.

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Monsignor /mɒnˈsiːnjə; Italian: monsiɲˈɲor/ n ( pl Monsignors, Monsignori /Italian: monsiɲˈɲoːri/)

an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the Pope

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, from French Monseigneur

mon•si•gnor n., pl. mon•si•gnors, mon•si•gno•ri

Religion a title for certain Roman Catholic priests:[proper noun* no article: Monsignor]Will Monsignor Kelly please step forward?
Religion a person bearing this title:[countable]a monsignor from Rome.

See -sene-.

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