Monsieur (plural: Messieurs) meant "my lord" in Middle French, and is now generally used in French as an honorific for all men (not possessing a knighthood or some higher rank), the equivalent to the English titles "Mister" and (in some senses) "Sir". Written Monsieur Dupont, M. Dupont, or less commonly Mr Dupont, the plural is messieurs (abbreviation: MM.).