sirrah

• Nom désuet utilisé comme terme de mépris ou de colère pour s'adresser à un homme ou à un garçon de condition inférieure.

A noun that was formerly used as a contemptuous or angry term of address to an inferior man or boy.

1. Contemptuous addressC2formalbritish

   A term used in the past to address a man or boy of lower social status, often expressing anger or contempt.

   Interpellation méprisante

   • "Come here, sirrah, and explain yourself!" the lord shouted.
   • The knight dismissed the servant with a curt "Begone, sirrah."
   • "Do not lie to me, sirrah," the magistrate warned.

   Synonymesfellowknaverascalroguevarlet