A respectful way to address or refer to one's own or another person's grandfather; also used as a general respectful term for men of one's grandfather's generation

(regional) Used in some areas to refer to one's paternal great-grandfather

A term of address used by servants for the head of the household or the elderly master of the house

An archaic respectful title for a local government official or district magistrate

(humorous or arrogant) A self-reference used by a man to express a sense of superiority or arrogance, similar to "your lordship"