| Sir (sir) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Sir |
| [OE. sire, F.
sire, contr. from the nominative L. senior an elder,
elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an aged person;
akin to Gr. (?)(?)(?) old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs old,
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A man of social authority and dignity] a lord;
a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled
sire.
A title prefixed to the Christian name of a
knight or a baronet.
An English rendering of the LAtin
Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; --
formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the
clergy.
A respectful title, used in addressing a
man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in
speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of
emphatic formality.
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