|
|
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | While this term is sometimes mistakenly thought to be an alternative to "sir" because it has "sir" as a common root word, that is not the case. "Sirrah" is a derogatory term for an inferior. Due to the root word "sir" the word is primarily used to refer to males instead of females in English.
| + | #REDIRECT [[Honorifics for Knighthood]] |
| − | | |
| − | The Random House Dictionary defines "Sirrah" as:
| |
| − | "a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc."
| |
| − | | |
| − | The Mirriam-Webster Dictionary provides the following definition:
| |
| − | "used as a form of address implying inferiority in the person addressed"
| |
| − | | |
| − | The word originated in 1526.
| |
