messire
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9.9
- noun
- Archaic
:
señor
- "Lady Moirin, Messire Bao, would you care to walk with me in the garden?"
- Messire Bao
- Messire Lambert
Examples
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"Thank you, messire."
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The knight bowed deeply and addressed the nobleman as messire before speaking.
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In the old tale, villagers would greet the lord of the manor with a respectful messire.
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He read aloud from the letter, which began with the salutation 'To messire Jean of Burgundy'.
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The knight bowed to the messire with great respect.
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Many tales feature a messire who saves the kingdom.
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"Please, do not wait on us, messire Lambert."
Synonyms
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2.1
A name that shows a person's rank, job or honor
196
7.8
A French title of respect for a man, like Mr in English
153
9.7
An old respectful title for a man and a family name
126
9.9
A respectful title used when speaking to a king
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8.1
A German title of respect used before a man's name, like Mr
32
1.4
A respectful title placed before a man's first name when he is a knight or baronet
20
9.9
A title placed after a name to show respect, often used by lawyers
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6.9
A polite title used before an Italian man's name
11
9.4
A polite Italian word to call a man, like sir
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6.3
A polite title used before a man's first name in Spain
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8.2
A title of respect used before a man's name, like Mr in English
A polite title used before a man's name
A word like Mr or Doctor that people use with a name to show respect
Surface Forms
Etymology
Messire comes from old forms that put a word for 'my' before sire ('lord'), so it originally meant 'my lord'. It is the same idea as the modern words sir and sire, which is why messire was used as a polite, old-fashioned title for a man.