Monsignor
noun/mɒnˈsiːnjə(r)/
/mɑːnˈsiːnjər/
(abbreviation Mgr)
- used as a title when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic ChurchWord OriginItalian, on the pattern of French Monseigneur.
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