| 单词 | lord and sire |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslord and sire a. One who exercises dominion or rule; a lord, master, or sovereign. In Middle English frequently in phrase lord and sire. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] lordOE lordingOE sire1297 damc1300 lordlingc1300 flaith1861 flath1873 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 6556 He wende aboute as noble sire fram londe to londe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 440 (MED) He..sette him heist in his hall, Als prince and sire ouer oþer all. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1260 Þay..Þat sumtyme sete in her sale syres & burdes. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 39 And sa was Romulus all hale lord and syre. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 217 This yonglynge..aftyr be-came a grete Sire in the realme. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. iv. 58 Soupyt in wyne and sleip [are] baith man and syre. c1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David xviii. iv Then thundred heav'nly sire. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 263 Podagra..quietly laid herselfe downe at the feete of this corsie sire. 1812 P. B. Shelley Devil's Walk xxviii With delight its Sire to see Hell's adamantine limits burn. < as lemmas |
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