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