Monozoa
(||Mon`o*zo"a) n. pl. [NL., from Gr. mo`nos single + zo^,on an animal.] (Zoöl.) A division of
Radiolaria; — called also Monocyttaria. — Mon`o*zo"ic a.
Monroe doctrine
(Mon*roe" doc"trine). See under Doctrine.
Monseigneur
(||Mon`sei`gneur") n.; pl. Messeigneurs [F., fr. mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior
older. See Senior, and cf. Monsieur.] My lord; — a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as,
Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin,
before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
Monsel's salt
(Mon"sel's salt`) (Med.) A basic sulphate of iron; — so named from Monsel, a Frenchman.
Monsel's solution
(Mon"sel's so*lu"tion) [See Monsel's salt.] (Med.) An aqueous solution of Monsel's
salt, having valuable styptic properties.
Monsieur
(||Mon*sieur") n.; pl. Messieurs [F., fr. mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See
Monseigneur.]
1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the
abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural.]
2. The oldest brother of the king of France.
3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] Shak.
Monsignore
(||Mon`si*gno"re) n.; pl. Monsignors [It., my lord. Cf. Monseigneur.] My lord; — an
ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal
court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
Monsoon
(Mon*soon") n. [Malay musim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson,
Sr. monzon, Pg. monção, It. monsone.] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction,
alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; — a term applied particularly to periodical winds of
the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September,
and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.
