̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by sir ) (I) of sa-reverence, contraction of save-reverence, translation of Latin salva reverentia saving (your) reverence
1. obsolete — used as an expression of apology before a statement that might be taken as presumptuous or offensive
such a one as a man may not speak of without he say sir-reverence — Shakespeare
— compare saving II 2
2. archaic
a. : human excrement : feces 2
a pan of sir-reverence — Tobias Smollett
b. : a lump of human excrement
a ponderous sir-reverence — J.H.Frere