Sieur (en. Sir)

/sjœʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A man, particularly a man of status or dignity.

Mr. de La Fontaine is known for his fables.

Le sieur de La Fontaine est connu pour ses fables.

Honorific title for a man, synonymous with 'mister'.

Mr. Dupont was invited to the ceremony.

Le sieur Dupont a été invité à la cérémonie.

Derived from the Old French 'sieur', a contraction of 'monseigneur'.

Sir, please

A polite formula for requesting something from a man.

Sieur, s'il vous plaît

The gentleman X

A formal way to refer to a person, replacing their name.

Le sieur X

lord

A noble or landowner with authority over his lands.

seigneur

master

An individual who has mastery or control over something.

maître

An important or influential man in a given context.

In the project, we need the opinion of the gentleman who leads the team.

Dans le projet, on a besoin de l'avis du sieur qui dirige l'équipe.

Refers to a man who acts pretentiously.

Look at him, he thinks he's a gentleman with his new suit.

Regarde-le, il se prend pour un sieur avec son nouveau costume.