Messrs.

Messrs.
/mes"euhrz/
pl. of Mr.

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Messrs.,
Messieurs.
Usage Messrs. is used as the plural of Mr. (Messrs. Kennedy and Nixon) and sometimes, though rarely now in American usage, in addressing firms (Messrs. Brown, Hubbell, and Company).

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plural n. dated or chiefly Brit. used as a title to refer formally to more than one man simultaneously, or in names of companies

Messrs. Sotheby

Origin:
late 18th cent.: abbreviation of Messieurs

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(US) (or Brit Messrs) /ˈmɛsɚz/
— used as a formal plural of Mr.

Messrs. Lowry and Jones, Attorneys at Law

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Messrs (BrE) (NAmE Messrs.) [ˈmesəz] [ˈmesərz] abbreviation
(used as the plural of Mr before a list of names and before names of business companies)

Messrs Smith, Brown and Jones

Messrs T Brown and Co

 
Word Origin:
[Messrs] late 18th cent.: abbreviation of Messieurs.

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messrs.
see messieurs 2 a.

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