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After Sir Loin, Who was an important knight in the Middle Ages.
It was actually knighted by Elizabeth I for it's response to the Spanish Armada.
Main Entry: sir·loin
Pronunciation: 's&r-"loin
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier surloin, modification of Middle French surlonge, from sur over (from Latin super) + loigne, longe loin
Apparently Henry VIII was so impressed by the steak that he dubbed it - so - Sirloin
It was called 'loin' until the Queen named it 'Sir'
henry VIII, during one of his legendary feasts, enjoyed his loin of beef so much he drew his sword, touched it to both sides and declared that the beef be known as Sir loin
A King, I'm sorry I can't remenber which one, ate a loin of meat in Houghton near Preston, he enjoyed it that much that he knighted the meat 'Sir'Loin.
If we needed proof that inventing silly stories to explain the origins of words with non-obvious etymologies is both an old and long-lived practice, here Eat me! it is: Across nearly four centuries, various writers have chronicled the tale that an English king especially fond of fine dining (any one of a succession from Henry VIII to Charles II) coined the word "sirloin" by knighting a choice piece of meat, thereby introducing "Sir Loin" to the world. Even the venerable Samuel Johnson included the anecdote in his Dictionary of the English Language (1755), noting under the definition of the word "sir" that it was "A title given to the loin of beef, which one of our kings knighted in a fit of good humour."5
While it is certainly possible that one or more kings of England has repeated this pun, the joke cannot be the source of the word "sirloin," which appeared in English as far back as the mid-sixteenth century, antedating the ascension of any of the named kings (save Henry VIII) to the throne. More importantly, though, it was not until the eighteenth century that the word "sirloin" came to be commonly spelled with an "i" — until then it was generally written as "surloin," indicating that it came from the Middle French surlonge (sur meaning "over" and longe meaning "loin"), just as the word "surname" came from the same French root (sur), indicating a family name that was used "over" (i.e., in addition to) one's Christian name.
I think you wanted to write sirloin...
Actually it has nothing to do with royalty.
It's a cut of meat from the area above the loins. See the history of the word below:
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, *surloigne : sur, above (from Latin super; see uper in Indo-European roots) + longe, loigne, loin ; see loin
loins
The region of the hips, groin, and lower abdomen.
The reproductive organs.
One rumor is that Henry VIII was so impressed with this cut of loin, he knighted it Sir Loin
It is often thought that a KIng..maybe Jame...but not Henry VIII was so pleased with a joint of beef that was served to him whilst staying at Hoghton Tower, near Preston, ( a great place to visit), that he took out his sword and knighted the joint with the phrase..Arise Sir Loin.. hence sirloin..sounds good to me...and tastes good too.(apologies to any veggies reading this)
"Sirloin" comes from Old French surlonge, from sur "above"
and loigne "loin". Its current spelling may have been influenced
by a story that a King of England (variously said to be Henry VIII,
James I, and Charles II) "knighted" this cut of beef because of
its superiority.
A "baron of beef" is a joint consisting of two sirloins left
uncut at the backbone. This "baron" may have originated as a joke
on "sirloin", or it may be an independent word.
many years ago in british history this name for a cut of meat (beef) was so called from a gentleman call SIR LOIN
with a baron of beef not only are the two sirloins used but also the two rumps as well
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