Main Entry: ¹sire

Pronunciation: \ˈsī(-ə)r\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older — more at senior

Date: 13th century

1 a : father b archaic : male ancestor : forefather c : author, originator
2 a archaic : a man of rank or authority; especially : lord —used formerly as a form of address and as a title b obsolete : an elderly man : senior
3 : the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal