Herra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- establishment noun A business, organization, or institution, especially one with a physical location.
- gentleman noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
- governor noun The elected or appointed head of a state, province, or similar region.
- lord noun A man who holds a title of nobility, or a ruler with power over others.
- master noun A person with exceptional skill or deep expertise in something.
- mister noun A title of respect used before a man's name, usually written "Mr."
- sir noun A polite or respectful way to address a man, especially one of higher rank, a stranger, or a teacher.
- sire noun The male parent of an animal, especially in breeding contexts.
- squire noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.
- swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
Senses
Herra is used for these senses in English:
- gentleman (chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
- governor A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger organization or entity (including some public agencies), similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
- lord (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
- master Someone who has control over something or someone.
- master The original of a document or of a recording.
- mister Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
- sire A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- squire A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
establishment — full definition
- noun A business, organization, or institution, especially one with a physical location.
- noun The act of setting something up permanently, or the state of being set up.
- noun The powerful, entrenched group in a society or field that tends to protect the existing order.
gentleman — full definition
- noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
- noun (formal or polite) A man, used respectfully regardless of manners.
- noun Historically, a man of respectable birth or means who did not need to work for a living.