单词 | sire |
释义 | sire —sireless, adj. /suyeur/, n. , v. , sired, siring. n. 1. the male parent of a quadruped. 2. a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign. 3. Archaic. a. a father or forefather. b. a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord. v.t. 4. to beget; procreate as the father. [1175-1225; ME < OF (nom. sing.) < VL *seior, for L senior SENIOR (cf. F monsieur orig., my lord, with sieur < *seior-, obl. s. of *seior)] |
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