sieur

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French sire (see also French sire), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *seior, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin senior (“older, elder”) (whence also seigneur), from senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /sjœʁ/

Noun

sieur m (plural sieurs)

1. sir, Mr., lord; title of respect for a man

Related terms

• dame
• lord
• Madame
• mister
• monsieur

• Mr.
• seignior
• seigneur
• sir
• sire

External links

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