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Definition of Squire
1. Verb. Attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire.
2. Noun. Young nobleman attendant on a knight.
3. Noun. An English country landowner.
Generic synonyms: Landholder, Landowner, Property Owner
4. Noun. A man who attends or escorts a woman.
Definition of Squire
1. n. A square; a measure; a rule.
2. n. A shield-bearer or armor- bearer who attended a knight.
3. v. t. To attend as a squire.
Definition of Squire
1. Noun. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight. ¹
2. Noun. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire. ¹
3. Noun. A male attendant on a great personage. ¹
4. Noun. A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau. ¹
5. Noun. A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire. ¹
6. Verb. To attend as a squire ¹
7. Verb. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection ¹
8. Noun. (obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squire
1. to serve as a squire (an escort) [v SQUIRED, SQUIRING, SQUIRES]
Medical Definition of Squire
1. 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. "His privy knights and squires." 3. A male attendant on a great personage; also, a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau. 4. A title of office and courtesy. See Esquire. Origin: Aphetic form of esquire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squire
Literary usage of Squire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"I found him something like a shadow, as you observe, squire. The cold weather
had kept him ... Something like moisture stood in the squire's good old eyes. ..."
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