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sir-reverence definition

sir·-reverence (sʉr′rev′ər əns)

interjection

Obsolete begging your pardon: an expression of apology formerly used before a word or remark that might be regarded as indelicate

Etymology: confused form for sa'reverence, contr. < save reverence, saving (your) reverence, transl. of ML salva reverentia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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