SIR

sir

(noun) term of address for a man

Sir

(noun) a title used before the name of knight or baronet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

SIR (plural SIRs)

(manufacturing) Initialism of surface insulation resistance.

(biochemistry, genetics) Abbreviation of silent information regulator.

Adjective

SIR (not comparable)

(epidemiology) Initialism of susceptible-infected/infectious-removed/recovered.

Anagrams

• IRS, ISR, Isr., RIS, RIs, RSI, SRI

Noun

Sir (plural Sirs)

Alternative letter-case form of sir.

(British) The titular prefix given to a knight or baronet.

Coordinate terms

• Dame

Anagrams

• IRS, ISR, Isr., RIS, RIs, RSI, SRI

Etymology

Noun

sir (plural sirs)

A man of a higher rank or position.

A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly

to a knight or other low member of the peerage.

to a superior military officer.

Coordinate term: ma'am

to a teacher.

Coordinate term: miss

A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.

Coordinate terms: madam, ma'am, miss

Verb

sir (third-person singular simple present sirs, present participle sirring, simple past and past participle sirred)

To address (someone) using "sir".

Coordinate terms: ma'am, mam

Anagrams

• IRS, ISR, Isr., RIS, RIs, RSI, SRI

Source: Wiktionary

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Sir, n. Etym: [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L. senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an aged person; akin to Gr. sana, Goth. sineigs old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf. Seignior, Senate, Seneschal, Senior, Senor, Signor, Sire, Sirrah.]

1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.] He was crowned lord and sire. Gower. In the election of a sir so rare. Shak.

2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet. Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in the active part. Bacon.

3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. Nares. Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's word. Latimer.

4. 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. "What's that to you, sir" Sheridan.

Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was addressed as a man holding a certain office, or following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir parish priest." Chaucer. Sir reverance. See under Reverence, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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