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sir

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
sir 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sir
Pronunciation:
\ˈsər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from sire
Date:
13th century
1 a: a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest b: a man of rank or position2 a—used as a usually respectful form of address bcapitalized —used as a conventional form of address in the salutation of a letter
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