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Monsignor
Mon·si·gnor [ mon snyər ] (plural Mon·si·gnors or Mon·si·gnor·i [ mòn seen yáwree ])


noun 
Definition:
 
title for high-ranking priest: a title used when speaking or referring to some clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, especially bishops or officials of the papal court
[Late 16th century. Via Italian< French monseigneur (see Monseigneur)]

Mon·si·gnor·i·al [ mòn seen yáwree əl ] adjective
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