sirrah

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"Ods life, sirrah, there is no matter of murder.

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  1. noun Obsolete Mister; fellow. Used as a contemptuous form of address.

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  1. Alteration of sir.

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  1. Formerly also sirra, sirrha, serrha (the last form being indicated also by the pron. “sar′ra” given by Walker and other authorities); appar, an extension of sir, or a modified form, in address, of the orig. dissyllabic sire (not from Icelandic sīra, sir, now used, like sirrah, in contempt): see sir, sire.
 

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/ˈsɪrə/
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