SQUIRE

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

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Proper noun

Squire (plural Squires)

A surname.

Anagrams

• Squier, quires, risque, risqué, squier

Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Verb

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

Etymology 2

Noun

squire (plural squires)

(obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

Anagrams

• Squier, quires, risque, risqué, squier

Source: Wiktionary

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Squire, n. Etym: [OF. esquierre, F. équerre. 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

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