(old-fashioned) a respectful title for a government official, a powerful person, or a landlord; also used by servants to address their male employer

Added to personal pronouns or nouns referring to people to show there is more than one person.

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

(old-fashioned) a respectful form of address used by a wife for her husband

Added to personal pronouns or nouns referring to people to show there is more than one person.

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.