sir-reverence

[ sur-rev-er-uhns ]

/ ˌsɜrˈrɛv ər əns /

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noun Obsolete.

(used as an expression of apology, as before unseemly or indelicate words.)

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Origin of sir-reverence

First recorded in 1565–75; alteration of save your reverence

Words nearby sir-reverence

sirocco, sironize, siroset, sirrah, sirree, sir-reverence, Sir Roger de Coverley, Sir Sandford, sirup, sirupy, sirvente

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How to use sir-reverence in a sentence

A very reverent body; ay, such a one as a man 90 may not speak of, without he say Sir-reverence.
The Comedy of Errors|William Shakespeare

British Dictionary definitions for sir-reverence

sir-reverence

interjection

obsolete an expression of apology used esp to introduce taboo or vulgar words or phrases

Word Origin for sir-reverence

C16: short for save your reverence

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