herr

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Will you sit down and wait No," said the boy, through his set teeth, "I'm going right to the top CHAPTER THIRTEEN SAXE GOES TO THE TOP Ten minutes' rest, herr," said the guide And lunch No, herr--only for a pipe;" and Melchior drew out his big tobacco holder and filled up, while Dale took out a cigar.

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  1. Lord; master: used in German as a title of respectful or conventional address, either prefixed to the name like the equivalent Mister (Mr.) in English, as Herr Braun, Mr. Brown, or without the name and usually with the possessive pronoun ‘my,’ as mein Herr, literally ‘my lord,’ equivalent to English sir, or plural meine Herren, equivalent to English gentlemen. The Dutch form heer is similarly used. See mynheer.

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  1. German, = Dutch heer = Danish Swedish herre, similarly used: see herre.
 

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