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The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.

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  1. n. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.
  2. n. The oldest brother of the king of France.
  3. n. A Frenchman.
  4. n. used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English ‘Mr’
  5. 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.
  6. n. used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'