Sir : (noun)
1: term of address for a man
2: a title used before the name of knight or baronet [syn: Sir]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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. ``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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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SIRE. A title of honor given to kings or emperors in speaking or writing to
them.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Sir :
1. An early system on the IBM 650.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
2. Serial Infrared. An infrared standard from
IrDA, part of IrDA Data. SIR supports asynchronous
communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up
to 1 metre.
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(1999-10-14)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Sir : Save Instruction Recognition
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Sir : Serial InfraRed (HP)
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Sir : Selective Information Retrieval
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Sir : Sicherheit im Rechenzentrum (TPS)
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Sir : Statistical Information Retrieval
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Sir : Sustained Information Rate (SMDS)
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