mesdites

French

Etymology

From mes +‎ dites.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.di/

Determiner

mesdites f pl (masculine plural mesdits)

1. (archaic) my said

Related terms

Possessive determiner contractions with ledit

			possessee
			singular		plural
			m	f	m	f
possessor	singular	1st	mondit	madite	mesdits	mesdites
		2nd	tondit	tadite	tesdits	tesdites
		3rd	sondit	sadite	sesdits	sesdites
	plural	1st	notredit	notredite	nosdits	nosdites
		2nd	votredit1	votredite1	vosdits1	vosdites1
		3rd	leurdit	leurdite	leursdits	leursdites

These determiners are archaic. They chiefly occur in legal writing with possessive titles:

mondit Seigneur = Monseigneur qui a été dit

¹ Also used as a polite singular form.