Sire
Sire , noun
[French sire, originally, an older person. See Sir.]
1.
A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. [Obsolete]
Pain and distress, sickness and ire,
And melancholy that angry sire,
Be of her palace senators.
2.
A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
3.
A father; the head of a family; the husband.
Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband].
And raise his issue, like a loving sire.
4.
A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
[He] was the sire of an immortal strain.
5.
The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire, grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.
Sire , transitive verb
To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.