Sir vs Gentry - What's the difference?
sir | gentry |
A man of a higher rank or position.
An address to a military superior of either sex.
An address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown.
(colloquial) yes or no.
To address (someone) using "sir".
Birth; condition; rank by birth.
Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
People of education and good breeding.
(British) In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.
As a noun sir
is garlic (plant).As a proper noun gentry is
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English
Noun
- Yes sir .
- Excuse me, sir , could you tell me where the nearest bookstore is?
Derived terms
* sirrah * sirree * sireeVerb
(sirr)- "Right this way, sir." — "You don't have to sir me."
- He sirred me! Do I really look that masculine just because I'm wearing a tie?