Main Entry:mon·si·gnor [URL=”javascript:popWin(‘/cgi-bin/audio.pl?monsig01.wav=monsignor’)”][/URL]Pronunciation: män-?s?-ny?r, m?n- Function:noun Inflected Form(s):plural monsignors or mon·si·gno·ri [URL=”javascript:popWin(‘/cgi-bin/audio.pl?monsig02.wav=monsignori’)”][/URL] ?män-?s?n-?yo?r-?Etymology:Italian monsignore, from French monseigneurDate:1607 : a Roman Catholic prelate having a dignity or titular distinction (as of domestic prelate or protonotary apostolic) usually conferred by the pope —used as a title prefixed to the surname or to the given name and surname
— mon·si·gno·ri·al [URL=”javascript:popWin(‘/cgi-bin/audio.pl?monsig03.wav=monsignorial’)”][/URL] ?män-?s?n-?yo?r-?-?l adjective