Messrs
See also: Messrs.
English
Etymology
See Messrs.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛs.ɚz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛsəz/
Noun
Messrs
- (chiefly formal) plural of Mr (“Mister”)
- (chiefly formal) plural of M (“Monsieur”)
Alternative forms
- Messrs. (US)
French
Noun
Messrs
- (now nonstandard in France) Abbreviation of Messieurs.
- 1848, Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, ..., page 36:
- Messrs Adams, Brashear, Cook, Dial, Garcia de St-Charles, Garcia de Jefferson, Gaudet, Kenner, Martin, Moore, May, McWhorter, Parham, Swazé, et Thibodeaux, du Sénat, votent en faveur de M. Duncan F. Kenner - 15 voix. [...]
- 1848, Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, ..., page 36:
Usage notes
- See usage notes at M.
See also
- MM.