Sirrah
[sirә]
Definition
(noun.) formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger.
Edited by Elise--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Editor: Natasha
Definition
n. sir used in anger or contempt.
Inputed by Donald
Examples
- Sirrah, behold this dame, this weeping wench. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- How now, sirrah! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Hast thou brought home thy charge, sirrah Gurth, or hast thou left them to robbers and marauders? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I said, Sirrah, I will give you a hundred dollars to jump off this pyramid head first. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Silence, sirrah! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Jonathan