How far back is the designation "sir" found? Does anyone
familiar with French materials know of any comparable usage?
> In my work, I translate a lot of Latin administrative documents,
> especially account entries and ecclesiatical court bumpf, and there
> are frequently references to ordinary parish priests (as opposed to
> prelates or Benedicitne monk-priests). Following pre-Reformation
> English usage, I usually translate 'dominus' as 'Sir' for a secular
> priest but 'lord' for a prelate and 'Dom' for a Benedictine
Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
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