monsignor

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The monsignor was a legendary figure, attired in clerical frockcoat and black shovel hat, who announced that women undergraduates did not come under his care.

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  1. In the Roman Catholic Church, a title conferred upon prelates, and upon the dignitaries of the papal court and household. Also, in the fuller Italian form, monsignore, plural monsignori. Abbreviated Mgr. It seemed the whole court of Rome was there — monsignori and prelates without end. Disraeli, Lothair, lxvi. The master of the ceremonies. Monsignor Fabei, advances up the Chapel. J. R. Shorthouse, John Inglesant, xxx.

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  • Nothing You see," says the monsignor, his mouth still greasy from the medianoche, chicken grease, chicken bone, "you see, my daughter, Our Lord is very good to you. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 02 - August 1997
  • Then I turned to them and said: Most reverend monsignor, and you, gentlemen, fulfilled with learning; I tell you that I hope to complete this piece for whosoever shall be destined to possess it; [1] and each one of you shall live to I see it executed a hundred times more richly than the model. —  The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
  • The then-monsignor lost no time in donating his inheritance to the diocese, which had been seeking land for a new Catholic high school. —  Ross, JoAnn - Stewart Sisters 03 - Out Of The Storm.html
  • Pope Benedict XVI named Donoghue a "Protonotary Apostolic" in November, which accorded the title "monsignor." —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
  • The monsignor was a legendary figure, attired in clerical frockcoat and black shovel hat, who announced that women undergraduates did not come under his care. —  Commonweal Magazine
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  1. from Italian monsignor, monsignore: see monseigneur.
 

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