Etymology

ser

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Today it means: An old Indian unit of weight, equal to 80 tolas, or one fortieth of a maund. Full definition →

Middle English ser
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromser
  2. English todayser

From Middle English ser. Popularised in modern fantasy by George R. R. Martin in the A Song of Ice and Fire series starting in 1996.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishser all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.