Definition of Sirrah

1. Noun. Formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger.

Generic synonyms: Male, Male Person

Definition of Sirrah

1. n. A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural.

Definition of Sirrah

1. Proper noun. (star) an alternative name for the star Alpheratz, or Alpha Andromedae ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) a term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern day equivalent would be "little man". ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sirrah

1. a form of address used to inferiors [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sirrah

1. A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural. "Ah, sirrah mistress." "Go, sirrah, to my cell." (Shak) Origin: Probably from Icel. Sira, fr. F. Sire. See Sir. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sirrah

sirname
sirnamed
sirnames
sirnaming
siroc
sirocco
siroccos
sirocs
sirohaem
sirohaems
siroheme
sirohemes
sirohydrochlorin
sirolimus
sirra
sirrah (current term)
sirrahs
sirras
sirred
sirree
sirrees
sirring
sirrush
sirrushes
sirs
sirt
sirtuin
sirtuins
sirup
siruped

Literary usage of Sirrah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"titles; in so doing my Maker would soon take me away," Job x\xii, ' Job did not say, " sirrah, hold thy tongue;" nor gave him any unsa- ..."

2. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Fox, Thomas Ellwood (1832)
"Nay, though Jeremiah was cast into prison, ' and into the dungeon, yet there was no such word as sirrah or Knave ' given him, Jer. xxxvii. ..."

3. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes by Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1825)
"sirrah, darest thou try me ? Much. How now ? what art thou down ? ... Come, sirrah, now to me ; spare me not, For I'll not spare thee. George. ..."

4. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Then do christian works,' said I. ' sirrah !' said he,' thou thinkest to frighten me with thy ... I am using the word (sirrah) again;' so checked himself. ..."

5. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"30 (Malone having observed, and rightly, that " in our author's time sirrah was not always a word of disrespect," Steevens and Douce choose to understand ..."

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