Sire

Definition of Sire

n.	1.	A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. - Rom. of R.
	2.	A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
	3.	A father; the head of a family; the husband. Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. - Chaucer. And raise his issue, like a loving sire. - Shak.
	4.	A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. [He] was the sire of an immortal strain. - Shelley.
	5.	The male parent of a beast; - applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
v. t.	1.	To beget; to procreate; - used of beasts, and especially of stallions. [imp. & p. p. Sired ; p. pr. & vb. n. Siring.]

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