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English Dictionary: Messieurs by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Messieurs \Mes"sieurs\ (?; F. ?; 277), n. pl. [F.; pl. of
      monsieur.]
      Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as
      the plural of Mr.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Monsieur \[d8]Mon*sieur"\, n.; pl. {Messieurs}. [F., fr. mon
      my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See {Monseigneur}.]
      1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or
            of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M.
            or Mons. in the singular, and by {MM.} or {Messrs.} in the
            plural.]
  
      2. The oldest brother of the king of France.
  
      3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] --Shak.
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