The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Monde \Monde\ (m[^o]Nd), n. [F. See Mundane.] The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [R.] --A. Drummond. [1913 Webster] Le beau monde [F.], fashionable society. See Beau monde. Demi monde. See Demimonde. [1913 Webster]