Mr.

Mr.
noun (plural Messrs.) Etymology: Mr. from Middle English, abbreviation of maister master; Messrs. abbreviation of Messieurs, from French, plural of Monsieur Date: 15th century 1.used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or an honorific or professional title before a man's surname <
spoke to Mr. Doe
>
2.used in direct address as a conventional title of respect before a man's title of office <
may I ask one more question, Mr. President
>
3.used before the name of a place (as a country or city) or of a profession or activity (as a sport) or before some epithet (as clever) to form a title applied to a male viewed or recognized as representative of the thing indicated <
Mr. Baseball
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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