noun
- a term of address used to a man or boy, especially one considered to be of lower social status
Usage: archaic
Examples
- Come here, sirrah, and explain yourself!
- What say you to this, sirrah?
- The master called to his servant, ‘Sirrah, bring me my coat.’
- In Shakespeare’s plays, characters often address servants as ‘sirrah.’
- The nobleman spoke harshly: ‘Listen well, sirrah.’