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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Sir (0.01144 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Sir.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: sir tuan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sir sir n 1: term of address for a man 2: a title used before the name of knight or baronet
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sir 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.] [1913 Webster] He was crowned lord and sire. --Gower. [1913 Webster] In the election of a sir so rare. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet. [1913 Webster] Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in the active part. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Sir reverance. See under Reverence, n. [1913 Webster]

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