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From the oblique case of Old French sire (see also French sire), from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior (“older, elder”) (whence also seigneur, from the accusative form), from senex (“old”).

sieur m (plural sieurs)

“sieur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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 ===Etymology===
-From the oblique case of {{inh|fr|fro|sire}} (see also French {{m|fr|sire}}), from {{inh|fr|VL.}} *''seior'', from {{inh|fr|la|senior||older, elder}} (whence also French {{m|fr|seigneur}}, from the accusative form), from {{m|la|senex||old}}.
+From the oblique case of {{inh|fr|fro|sire}} (see also French {{m|fr|sire}}), from {{inh|fr|VL.||*seior}}, from {{inh|fr|la|senior||older, elder}} (whence also {{m|fr|seigneur}}, from the accusative form), from {{m|la|senex||old}}.
 ===Pronunciation===