transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from sire
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a man entitled to be addressed as sir — used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest
b. : a man of rank or position
2.
a. — used as a usually respectful form of address
b. capitalized — used as a conventional form of address in the salutation of a letter