SIR-REVERENCE


Meaning of SIR-REVERENCE in English

noun Etymology: probably alteration of save-reverence, translation of Medieval Latin salva reverentia with all respect, literally, saving (your) reverence Date: 1575 1. obsolete — used as an expression of apology before a statement that might be taken as offensive human feces

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