n.
Pronunciation: ' s ī (- ə )r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older ― more at SENIOR
Date: 13th century
1 a : FATHER b archaic : male ancestor : FOREFATHER c : AUTHOR , ORIGINATOR
2 a archaic : a man of rank or authority especially : LORD ― used formerly as a form of address and as a title b obsolete : an elderly man : SENIOR
3 : the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal