sire (n.) Old form(s): syre
father
3H6 II.ii.135[Queen to Richard] thou art neither like thy sire nor dam
3H6 II.ii.155[Edward to Queen, of the King] when he ... graced thy poor sire with his bridal day
E3 V.i.118[Salisbury to King Edward] the duke, / More full of honour than his angry sire [or: sovereign]
Tim IV.i.14[Timon alone] Son of sixteen, / Pluck the lined crutch from thy old limping sire
Tit V.i.50[Lucius to Aaron, of the baby] Too like the sire for ever being good
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