SIRE

noun a father; the head of a family; the husband.

2. sire ·noun a creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

3. sire ·noun a lord, master, or other person in authority. ·see sir.

4. sire ·noun the male parent of a beast;

— applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.

5. sire ·noun a tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.

6. sire ·vt to beget; to procreate;

— used of beasts, and especially of stallions.