sieurn.¹

/sjʊ/

Etymology: French: compare monsieur n.

Now archaic.

Used as a courtesy title or form of address.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man

liefc907

goodmanOE

beausirec1300

sir1320

lede1377

fatherhood1461

gallant1488

fatherhead?a1500

Mr?a1640

gallantissimoa1681

mister1734

massa1766

sieur1772

stira1796

master1798

zurr1803

sieur1812

squire1828

guv'nor1843

Mistah1853

sor1891

suh1894

1772 in D. Arundell Sadler's Wells (1965) iii. 28 Principal dancers. Sieur Daigueville and his pupils.

1893 S. J. Weyman Gentleman of France I. iii. 66 You have not told me yet, sieur, where we stay to-night.

1901 G. B. Shaw Admirable Bashville iii. 124 Bumpkin Fitz Algernon de Courcy Cashel Byron, sieur of Park Lane and overlord of Dorset.

1981 P. Vansittart Death of Robin Hood ii. ii. 40 John's dwarf, Sieur Marc,..now discarded winter as he might a cloak.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

sieurn.²

Brit.

/sjəː/, U.S.

/sjər/, South African English

/sjɜː/

Etymology: < Afrikaans seur, < Dutch sinjeur lord, master: ultimately related and assimilated to sieur n.¹

South African.

A respectful form of address or reference to a superior; master, ‘sir’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man

liefc907

goodmanOE

beausirec1300

sir1320

lede1377

fatherhood1461

gallant1488

fatherhead?a1500

Mr?a1640

gallantissimoa1681

mister1734

massa1766

sieur1772

stira1796

master1798

zurr1803

sieur1812

squire1828

guv'nor1843

Mistah1853

sor1891

suh1894

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > master of servant

mastereOE

lordOE

sieur1886

1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. 118 The former [sc. the Hottentots] only address their master by the title of Baas (Master), while the slaves address him as Sieur (lord).

1886 G. A. Farini Through Kalahari Desert 312 You ought not to have stayed here last night; the klein Sieur was very anxious.

1942 ‘B. Knight’ Sun climbs Slowly xviii. 154 ‘Missis, Sieur,’ she shrilled excitedly. ‘The veld is on fire.’

1968 K. L. McMagh Dinner of Herbs 56 The maid who took the early morning coffee reported this to the sieur.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sieur
释义	sieurn.¹ /sjʊ/ Etymology: French: compare monsieur n. Now archaic. Used as a courtesy title or form of address. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man liefc907 goodmanOE beausirec1300 sir1320 lede1377 fatherhood1461 gallant1488 fatherhead?a1500 Mr?a1640 gallantissimoa1681 mister1734 massa1766 sieur1772 stira1796 master1798 zurr1803 sieur1812 squire1828 guv'nor1843 Mistah1853 sor1891 suh1894 1772 in D. Arundell Sadler's Wells (1965) iii. 28 Principal dancers. Sieur Daigueville and his pupils. 1893 S. J. Weyman Gentleman of France I. iii. 66 You have not told me yet, sieur, where we stay to-night. 1901 G. B. Shaw Admirable Bashville iii. 124 Bumpkin Fitz Algernon de Courcy Cashel Byron, sieur of Park Lane and overlord of Dorset. 1981 P. Vansittart Death of Robin Hood ii. ii. 40 John's dwarf, Sieur Marc,..now discarded winter as he might a cloak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). sieurn.² Brit. /sjəː/, U.S. /sjər/, South African English /sjɜː/ Etymology: < Afrikaans seur, < Dutch sinjeur lord, master: ultimately related and assimilated to sieur n.¹ South African. A respectful form of address or reference to a superior; master, ‘sir’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man liefc907 goodmanOE beausirec1300 sir1320 lede1377 fatherhood1461 gallant1488 fatherhead?a1500 Mr?a1640 gallantissimoa1681 mister1734 massa1766 sieur1772 stira1796 master1798 zurr1803 sieur1812 squire1828 guv'nor1843 Mistah1853 sor1891 suh1894 society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > master of servant mastereOE lordOE sieur1886 1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. 118 The former [sc. the Hottentots] only address their master by the title of Baas (Master), while the slaves address him as Sieur (lord). 1886 G. A. Farini Through Kalahari Desert 312 You ought not to have stayed here last night; the klein Sieur was very anxious. 1942 ‘B. Knight’ Sun climbs Slowly xviii. 154 ‘Missis, Sieur,’ she shrilled excitedly. ‘The veld is on fire.’ 1968 K. L. McMagh Dinner of Herbs 56 The maid who took the early morning coffee reported this to the sieur. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1772n.²1812
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