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sir-reverence

[ sur-rev-er-uhns ]

noun

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

sir-reverence

interjection

  1. obsolete.
    an expression of apology used esp to introduce taboo or vulgar words or phrases
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sir-reverence1

First recorded in 1565–75; alteration of save your reverence
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sir-reverence1

C16: short for save your reverence
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Example Sentences

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

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