- Archaic a person of authority; man of high rank
- [S-] a title of respect used in addressing a king, equivalent to “your majesty”
- Old Poet. a father or forefather
- the male parent of an animal, esp. of a four-legged mammal
Origin of sire
Middle English from OFr, a master from Classical Latin senior: see seniortransitive verb
sired, sir′ing