sire
pronunciation
How to pronounce sire in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪə(r)]
How to pronounce sire in American English:
US [saɪr]
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- Noun:
- a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- the founder of a family
- male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
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- Verb:
- make children
Word Origin
- sire (v.)
- "to beget, to be the sire of," 1610s, from sire (n.). Used chiefly of beasts, especially of stallions. Related: Sired; siring.
- sire (n.)
- c. 1200, title placed before a name and denoting knighthood, from Old French sire "lord (appellation), sire, my lord," from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior "older, elder" (see senior (adj.)). Standing alone and meaning "your majesty" it is attested from early 13c. General sense of "important elderly man" is from mid-14c.; that of "father, male parent" is from mid-13c.
Example
- 1. I trust I 've proved my loyalty , sire .
- 2. Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague , sire ?
- 3. When the french , besieged in the region , eventually gave in , his old cavalry instructor from saumur remarked : " sire , you have whipped me . "
- 4. Can you hear me , sire ?
- 5. If you said castles , you are not alone sire .