Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Surry
surry, n. [Perhaps an ED spelling of “surrey” the vehicle or “Surrey” the English county, with a word play on “sir” or “sire”; poem context does not suggest the insult “sirrah”; Franklin edition only.]
Father; priest; master; mentor; spiritual teacher; one who has power; [fig.] Lord; Savior.
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