Definition of Messieurs

1. n. pl. Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr.

Definition of Messieurs

1. monsieur [n] - See also: monsieur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Messieurs

messet
messets
messiahless
messiahlike
messiahs
messiahship
messiahships
messianic
messianically
messianism
messianisms
messias
messiases
messier
messiest
messieurs
messily
messiness
messinesses
messing
messless
messman
messmate
messmates
messmen
messuage
messuages
messy
mestanolone
mestee

Literary usage of Messieurs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... and a three-cornered hat under his arm, gave utterance, with a bow, to the customary words: "Messieurs, when it shall be your pleasure. ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... and to " meet the times" styled it New Buildings. He had issue only two daughters, Ursula and Milcah. They both married brothers, the Messieurs ..."

3. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully: Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1890)
"... &c., nine hundred and seventy thousand eight hundred and twenty-four livres : to Messieurs de Villars and the Chevalier d'Oise, for Rouen and Havre, ..."

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