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Webster 1913 Edition
Sire
1.
A lord, master, or other person in authority. See
Sir
. [Obs.]
Pain and distress, sickness and ire,
And melancholy that angry
Be of her palace senators.
And melancholy that angry
sire
,Be of her palace senators.
Rom. of R.
2.
A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
3.
A father; the head of a family; the husband.
Jankin thet was our
sire
[i.e., husband]. Chaucer.
And raise his issue, like a loving
sire
. Shakespeare
4.
A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
[He] was the
sire
of an immortal strain. Shelley.
5.
The male parent of a beast; – applied especially to horses;
as, the horse had a good
. sire
☞ Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire, grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.
Sire
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sired
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Siring
.] To beget; to procreate; – used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sire
SIRE
,Noun.
1.
A father; used in poetry. And raise his issue like a loving sire.2.
The male parent of a beast; particularly used of horses; as, the horse had a good sire, but a bad dam.3.
It is used in composition; as in grandsire, for grandfather; great grandsire, great grandfather.SIRE
,Verb.
T.