Old French sire
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Old French "sire" is a historical term of respect and address that evolved into the English honorific "sir."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old French sire canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old French word
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honorific title ⓘ term of address ⓘ |
| addressFormFor | male superior ⓘ |
| cognateWith |
Italian signore
ⓘ
Old Occitan senhor ⓘ Spanish señor ⓘ |
| derivationType | semantic development from ‘elder’ to ‘lord’ ⓘ |
| descendantInEnglish |
sir
ⓘ
sire ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Latin senior ⓘ |
| function |
marker of social hierarchy
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polite form of address ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | archaic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle English sir
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Middle English sire ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| meaning |
lord
ⓘ
master ⓘ sir ⓘ |
| modernReflex | French sire (rare, poetic) ⓘ |
| orthographicVariant | sire ⓘ |
| partOfSpeech | noun ⓘ |
| politenessType | honorific ⓘ |
| register | formal ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
feudal lordship
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nobility title ⓘ |
| semanticField | titles of respect ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
courtly address
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feudal society ⓘ |
| usedToAddress |
kings
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lords ⓘ men of high social status ⓘ noblemen ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.