Mornay

American  

[mawr-ney, mawr-ney] / mɔrˈneɪ, mɔrˈneɪ /

noun

1. Also called Duplessis-Mornay.  Philippe de Seigneur du Plessis-Marly Pope of the Huguenots, 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.

2. Also called Mornay sauce.  (often lowercase) a béchamel, or white sauce, containing cheese, especially Parmesan and Gruyère.

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Mornay ¹ British  

/ mɔrnɛ /

noun

1. Also: Duplessis-Mornay.  Philippe de (filip də), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly. 1549–1623, French Huguenot leader

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mornay ² British  

/ ˈmɔːneɪ /

adjective

1. (often immediately postpositive) denoting a cheese sauce used in several dishes

   eggs mornay

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Etymology

Origin of mornay

perhaps named after Philippe de Mornay , Seigneur du Plessis-Marly (1549–1623), French Huguenot leader

Example Sentences

“It amounts to artists blacklisting fellow artists based on their nationality, ethnicity or identity—and we wouldn’t do it to artists in any other country,” said actress Rebecca De Mornay, who signed the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Once the pasta is cooked, it is combined with the raw vegetables and a lighter-than-average Mornay sauce, which is a cheesy béchamel.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

Sprinkled with edible gold and seasoned with truffle salt and truffle oil, they are served on a crystal plate with an orchid, thin-sliced truffles, and a Mornay cheese dip.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2021

However, we have plenty of other brilliant recipes, like our Creamed Spinach and Parsnips, this refreshing, award-winning Lemon Basil Sherbet, and Cauliflower Gratin With Mornay Sauce.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2021

The chief written theological work of Du Perron was a Traité du Sacrement de l'Euchariste, in reply to a work on the same subject by Mornay.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George