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sire.

A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/saɪə(ɹ)/
  1. A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

  2. A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and in biological research).

  3. A father; the head of a family; the husband.

    obsolete
  4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

    obsolete
  5. The vampire who turned another person.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur.

verb/saɪə(ɹ)/
  1. To father; to beget.

    transitive
  2. To turn (another person) into a vampire.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur.

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