squire
(noun) an English country landowner
squire
(noun) young nobleman attendant on a knight
squire, gallant
(noun) a man who attends or escorts a woman
squire
(verb) attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Squire (plural Squires)
A surname.
• Squier, quires, risque, risquĂ©, squier
squire (plural squires)
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
A male attendant on a great personage.
A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
(UK, colloquial) Term of address to an equal.
squire (third-person singular simple present squires, present participle squiring, simple past and past participle squired)
To attend as a squire.
To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.
Synonym: escort
squire (plural squires)
(obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.
• Squier, quires, risque, risquĂ©, squier
Source: Wiktionary
Squire, n. Etym: [OF. esquierre, F. Ă©querre. See Square, n.]
Definition: A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] "With golden squire." Spenser.
Squire, n. Etym: [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, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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