Sire

Sire Sire, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See {Sir}.] 1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See {Sir}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. --Rom. of R. [1913 Webster]

2. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign. [1913 Webster]

3. A father; the head of a family; the husband. [1913 Webster]

Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

And raise his issue, like a loving sire. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. [1913 Webster]

[He] was the sire of an immortal strain. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]

5. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire. [1913 Webster]

Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire, grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather. [1913 Webster]