sir

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for sir

sir 🔊 /sɚˈ/

sir : ආයුබෝවන්

sir : ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ

sir : මහතාණෙනි

sir : හාමි

sir : හාමු

sir : ශ්‍රීමත්

sir : ගෞරව සහිත ආමන්ත්‍රණයේදී යොදන පදය

sir definition

Noun.

  1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire.
  2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet.
  3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy.
  4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality.