sir-reverence
[ sur-rev-er-uh ns ]
/ ˌsɜrˈrɛv ər əns /
noun Obsolete.
(used as an expression of apology, as before unseemly or indelicate words.)
Origin of sir-reverence
First recorded in 1565–75; alteration of
save your reverence
Words nearby sir-reverence
sir,
sir gawain and the green knight,
sir roger de coverley,
sir sandford,
sir wilfrid laurier,
sir-reverence,
sirach,
siracusa,
siraj-ud-daula,
sirdar,
sire
Example sentences from the Web for sir-reverence
A very reverent body; ay, such a one as a man 90 may not speak of, without he say Sir-reverence.
The Comedy of Errors |William Shakespeare
British Dictionary definitions for sir-reverence
sir-reverence
interjection
obsolete
an expression of apology used esp to introduce taboo or vulgar words or phrases
Word Origin for sir-reverence
C16: short for
save your reverence