- Sir - Wikipedia
Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English [citation needed]
- SIR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SIR is a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest How to use sir in a sentence
- SIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
People sometimes say sir as a very formal and polite way of addressing a man whose name they do not know or a man of superior rank For example, a shop assistant might address a male customer as sir
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