siressとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

siress (複数形 siresses)

1. A female sir.
   • 1988, Kitman, Marvin, I Am a VCR: The Kitman Tapes, Random House, →ISBN, page 14:

     At dinner the first night, with all the lords and ladies, sirs and siresses, I was sensational.

   • 1993, The Liberty Bell, volume 21, Liberty Bell Publications, page 55:

     Dear Sirs and Siresses, / No one but the Sanhedrin is allowed to view the holy sacred stone tablet. So there’s no use telling non-homosexual male European Americans where it is located. But surely they may not doubt nonetheless that what’s written there is the word of the Lord.

   • 1995 July 24, David DeLaney, “Re: THE IMPERIAL MANIFESTO OF USENET”, in news.misc, Usenet, message-ID <3uvihp$gtp@martha.utk.edu>:

     >Sir Doctress Neutopia ([email protected]) / PS: Siress, surely.

   • 1996 December 16, Robert J. Kolker, “Need titles and authors”, in rec.arts.sf.written, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Dear Sirs/ and Siresses / I need titles to science fiction short stories with anarchy or libertarianism as a political theme.

   • 1997 March 29, Michael Swift, “Re: The Twatlight Zone”, in soc.culture.british, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Sir, if sir and not siress you are, why not turn it into a script and send it to ITV or STV, it got my chuckle muscles vibrating, it would make a change from the unfunny rubbish broadcast by both channels, Naked Video and Rab excepted.

   • 1997 June 26, Alastair R Todd, “Catching if the user resizes a window”, in microsoft.public.java.visualj++, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Dear Sirs and Siresses, / Anyone know if there is a java event that catches if the window has been resized either using cursors or the min/max icons?

   • 1998 October 8, Robert Chrismas, “Re: Network Manager Position”, in uk.education.staffroom, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Sir, or Siress / I wish to apply for the above post.

   • 1998 November 11, Paine Ellsworth, “Re: Where am I? (What Am I Doin' Here?)”, in misc.writing, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     er, uhm, Heir (または Heiress, または Heretic, または wHatever) D.Pugh? this is your *real* name? -- (how unfortunate) -- well, sir or siress, *my* real name is P.Oder (that's "P" for "Pungent" -- […]

   • 1999 August 9, Paul J. Gans, “Re: [GARBAGE] Re: Chicken and egg”, in soc.history.medieval, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     <snaps to attention> Yes Siress! <wonders what the feminine of "sir" really is and then, being an orc, forgets the whole thing.>

   • 2000 April 13, scott campbell, “Re: DYOFDW alt.writing (was: PButler Exiled to Flame Group)”, in alt.writing, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     I'll have you know, sir or siress, this means total and complete war.

   • 2000 May 11, Håvard Haagenrud, “Re: how do I efficiently extract an image from its background?”, in comp.graphics.apps.photoshop, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     You cut a bit too much off that armchair? No problem, sirs and siresses, let the history brush take care of it!

   • 2000 September 8, iDRMRSR, “Another Bizzarre Dreem^[sic] - True”, in alt.slack, Usenet, message-ID <6950587F9C1D09D3.C225ECAD3EBD191C.69D0440ABCED2D1B@lp.airnews.net>:

     Well, sirs and siresses, I got myself cured of this horrible situation through the use of a CPAP machine.

   • 2000 October 31, [email protected], “Gabber/Porno - really!?”, in alt.music.techno, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Thankye^[sic] kind sir/siress's

   • 2001 March 31, Wimwomble, “Pair PII”, in uk.adverts.computer, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Thank you dear sirs and siresses

   • 2001 July 12, Knut W. Jakset, “Re: Happy Anniversary Mick and Wendy!!”, in alt.fifty-plus.friends, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Mick & Wen are hereby congrated^[sic] by Sir Knut and Siress Elly.

   • 2002 August 2, david.briggs, “Re: New here”, in alt.books.robert-rankin, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Foul! Foul I cry. Since when were you a Sir? Surely you're still a siress?

   • 2003 November 22, Regertz, “Fic: "A Halloween Carol..." Part XIII...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     "They need fresh vampiral blood for the ceremony..." spirit Joyce explained... "From a sire or siress and his or his offspring..."

   • 2006 November 18, First-2-Die, “Re: Hero (Mild Spoilers)”, in alt.battlestar-galactica, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     Moore and Eick seem to be uncomfortable portraying men as men really are. Give'em another year and they'll have a requisite throwback show - only it'll be the guys that will be socialators, siresses and disco chicks with three pairs of eyes.

   • 2007 February 1, a_l_p, “Re: Labours message to the sick and dying, suffer you bastards, we don't care.”, in nz.general, Usenet, message-ID <[email protected]>:

     > Well put, Sir! / > / > / Siress actually, but when you're saying nice things I won't quibble!