squire

[Squire]

Squire is a British term for a country landowner or gentleman. You can use squire to describe a refined and powerful man, or as a verb meaning to escort: when the queen visited, the police chief squired her around town.

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A square; a measure; a rule.

Noun
an English country landowner

Noun
young nobleman attendant on a knight

Noun
a man who attends or escorts a woman

Verb
attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire


n.
A square; a measure; a rule.

n.
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

n.
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.

n.
A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

n.
A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.

v. t.
To attend as a squire.

v. t.
To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.


Squire

Squire , n. [OF. esquierre, F. '82querre. See Square, n.] A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] "With golden squire." Spenser.

Squire

Squire, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.] 1. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight. 2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] "His privy knights and squires." Chaucer. 3. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau. 4. A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.

Squire

Squire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. squired ; p. pr. & vb. n. squiring.] 1. To attend as a squire. Chaucer. 2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.

A square; a measure; a rule.

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

To attend as a squire.

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