- monsignorial
- adjective see monsignor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
monsignorial
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Monsignorial — See Monsignor. * * * … Universalium
monsignorial — mon·si·gno·ri·al … English syllables
monsignorial — adjective see monsignor … Useful english dictionary
Monsignor — monsignorial /mon seen yawr ee euhl, yohr /, adj. /mon see nyeuhr/; It. /mawn see nyawrdd /, n., pl. Monsignors, It. Monsignori /mawn see nyaw rddee/. Rom. Cath. Ch. 1. a title conferred upon certain prelates. 2. a person bearing this title. Also … Universalium
monsignor — noun (plural monsignors or monsignori) Etymology: Italian monsignore, from French monseigneur Date: 1607 a Roman Catholic prelate having a dignity or titular distinction (as of domestic prelate or protonotary apostolic) usually conferred by the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
