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'''{{lang|fr|Monsieur}}''' ([[plural]]: {{lang|fr|''Messieurs''}}) meant "my lord" in [[French language|Middle French]], and is now generally used in [[French language|French]] as an honorific for all men (not possessing a [[knighthood]] or some higher rank), the equivalent to the [[English language|English]] [[title]]s "[[Mr.|Mister]]" and (in some senses) "[[Sir]]". Written {{lang|fr|''Monsieur Dupont''}}, ''M<sup>r</sup> Dupont''; the plural is {{lang|fr|''Messieurs''}} (abbreviation: ''M<sup>rs</sup>'').
This plural is also used as the plural for ''Mister'' in English, (written ''Messrs. Jones, Smith and Davis''). This title may commonly be also prefixed to a first name (e.g. {{lang|fr|Monsieur Jean}}), unlike [[Standard English]] "mister".
Under the French monarchy, {{lang|fr|''Monsieur''}} was an informal [[honorific]] like {{lang|fr|''[[Madame Royale]]''}}. It was given to the second son of the reigning King. If the King did not have a second son, the title was given to his eldest living younger brother. Those who have been known by this title include:
*[[Charles IX of France|Charles, duc d'Orléans]] ([[1559]]–[[1560]])
*[[Henry III of France|Henri, duc d'Anjou]] ([[1560]]–[[1574]])
*[[François, Duke of Anjou|François, duc d'Anjou]] ([[1574]]–[[1584]])
*[[Gaston, duc d'Orléans]] ([[1610]]–[[1643]])
*[[Philippe I of Orléans|Philippe I, duc d'Orléans]] ([[1643]]–[[1701]])
*[[Louis XVIII of France|Louis-Stanislas, comte de Provence]] ([[1774]]–[[1793]])
*[[Charles X of France|Charles-Philippe, comte d'Artois]] ([[1795]]–[[1824]])
==See also==
* [[Dauphin of France|Dauphin]]
* [[Madame Royale]]
* [[Madame]]
* [[Fils de France]]
* [[Petit-Fils de France]]
* [[Prince du Sang]]
* [[First Prince of the Blood]]
* [[Prince of the Blood]]
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