sir /sûr/

1. A word of respect (or disapprobation) used in addressing a man
2. A gentleman
3. (with cap) prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or baronet
4. (with cap) a word of address to a man in a formal letter
5. Formerly used as a translation of L dominus, bachelor of arts (as distinguished from magister, master of arts)

To address as ‘sir’

Sir. (Bible)

(the Apocryphal Book of) Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach (also called Ecclesiasticus)

• deratings
• deration
• derationed
• derationing
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• deray
• derayed
• deraying
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• Derbies
• Derby
• Derby dog
• Derbyshire neck
• Derbyshire spar
• der-doing
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• derecognise
• derecognised
• derecognises
• derecognising
• derecognition
• derecognitions
• derecognize
• derecognized
• derecognizes