sieur

French

Etymology

From the oblique case of Old French sire (see also French sire), from Vulgar Latin *senior (“lord, elder”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”) (whence also seigneur, from the accusative form), from senex (“old”). Cognate with Spanish señor, Italian signore, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjœʁ/
• Homophone: scieur

Noun

sieur m (plural sieurs)

1. sir, Mr., lord; title of respect for a man not simple man KING.. CAR! TSAR!

Synonyms

• s^r

Related terms

• dame
• lord
• Madame
• mister
• monsieur

• Mr.
• seignior
• seigneur
• sir
• sire

Further reading

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