[ 'sɪrə ]
■ noun archaic a term of address to a man or boy, especially one younger or of lower status than the speaker.
Origin
C16: prob. from sire , when still two syllables in ME, with the second syllable assimilated to ah .
[ 'sɪrə ]
■ noun archaic a term of address to a man or boy, especially one younger or of lower status than the speaker.
Origin
C16: prob. from sire , when still two syllables in ME, with the second syllable assimilated to ah .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004