squire

squire

 (skwīr)

n.

1. A man who attends or escorts a woman; a gallant.

2. An English country gentleman, especially the chief landowner in a district.

3. A magistrate or justice of the peace.

4. A local dignitary.

5. A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and ranked next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.

tr.v. squired, squir·ing, squires

To attend as a squire; escort.

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[Middle English squier, from Old French esquier; see esquire.]

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squire

(skwaɪə)

n

1. (Sociology) a country gentleman in England, esp the main landowner in a rural community

2. (Historical Terms) feudal history a young man of noble birth, who attended upon a knight

3. rare a man who courts or escorts a woman

4. informal chiefly Brit a term of address used by one man to another, esp, unless ironic, to a member of a higher social class

5. (Animals) Austral an immature snapper. See snapper²

vb

(tr) (of a man) to escort (a woman)

[C13: from Old French esquier; see esquire]

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squire

(skwaɪ^ər)

n., v. squired, squir•ing. n.

1. (in England) a country gentleman, esp. the chief landed proprietor in a district.

2. a young man of noble birth who, as an aspirant to knighthood, served a knight.

3. a personal attendant, as of a person of rank.

4. a man who accompanies or escorts a woman.

5. a title applied to a justice of the peace, local judge, or other local dignitary of a rural district or small town.

v.t.

6. to attend or escort as, or in the manner of, a squire.

[1250–1300; Middle English squier; aph. variant of esquire]

squire′less, adj.

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squire

Past participle: squired
Gerund: squiring

Imperative

squire

squire

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight armiger, armor-bearer - a squire carrying the armor of a knight attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
	2.	squire - an English country landowner Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom landholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land
	3.	squire - a man who attends or escorts a woman gallant attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Verb	1.	squire - attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

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Translations

EdelknabeGalanKavalierKnappeSchildknappe

escudero

aseenkantajakavaljeeriseuralainen

cavalierchaperonnerchâtelainécuyeréquerre

armigerocampagnacastellanocicisbeodi

сквайр

squire

[ˈskwaɪəʳ]

A. N (o.f.) (= landowner) → terrateniente m, hacendado m (LAm), estanciero m (LAm) (Hist) (= knight's attendant) → escudero m; (= lady's escort) → galán m, acompañante m
the squire (in relation to villagers etc) → el señor
the squire of Ambridge → el señor de Ambridge, el mayor terrateniente de Ambridge
yes, squire! (Brit) → ¡sí, jefe!
which way, squire? → ¿por dónde, caballero?

B. VT [+ lady] → acompañar

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squire

[ˈskwaɪə^r] n (British) (= landowner) → propriétaire m terrien

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squire

n

(esp Brit: = landowner) → Gutsherr m, → ˜ Junker m (Hist); right, squire (Brit inf) → jawohl, der Herr (dated), → in Ordnung, Chef (inf); the squire of the manor → der Herr des Gutes

(Hist, = knight’s attendant) → Knappe m

(dated, = escort) → Kavalier m (dated)

vt (dated) → begleiten, eskortieren (dated)

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squire

[ˈskwaɪəʳ] n (old) (landowner) → possidente m

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