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De - Pt| English Dictionary: SIR | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for SIR | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Sir \Sir\, n. [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, 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. [bd]What's that to you, sir?[b8] --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. [bd]Sir man of law.[b8] [bd]Sir parish priest.[b8] --Chaucer. {Sir reverance}. See under {Reverence}, n. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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SIR 1. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. 2. {IrDA}, part of {IrDA Data}. SIR supports {asynchronous} communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up to 1 metre. [Reference?] (1999-10-14) | |
