"ser" meaning in English

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        "An old Indian unit of weight, equal to 80 tolas, or one fortieth of a maund."
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          "text": "Would ser care to dine this evening?",
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          "text": "\"Ser Willem is a good man and true,” said Ser Oswell.\n“But not of the Kingsguard,” Ser Gerold pointed out.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2014 January 16, Miles Cameron, The Fell Sword, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Lady Mary – the Queen's handmaiden – was Ser Gawain's lady; her veil fluttered from his shoulder.",
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          "ref": "2023 July 21, Ivan Lekoski, Invictus, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN:",
          "text": "You don't strike me as an ordinary soldier, are you perchance Ser Lancelot Germaine of the Round Table?",
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        "(archaic, now chiefly fantasy) Alternative spelling of sir"
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          "text": "\"Ser Willem is a good man and true,” said Ser Oswell.\n“But not of the Kingsguard,” Ser Gerold pointed out.",
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          "ref": "2014 January 16, Miles Cameron, The Fell Sword, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Lady Mary – the Queen's handmaiden – was Ser Gawain's lady; her veil fluttered from his shoulder.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2023 July 21, Ivan Lekoski, Invictus, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN:",
          "text": "You don't strike me as an ordinary soldier, are you perchance Ser Lancelot Germaine of the Round Table?",
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