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 barchaic : male ancestor : forefather c: author, originator2 aarchaic : a man of rank or authority ; especially : lord —used formerly as a form of address and as a title bobsolete : an elderly man : senior3: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal