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squire

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squire  (skwr)
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 judge or another local dignitary.
4. 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.

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

squire
Noun
1. a country gentleman in England, usually the main landowner in a country community
2. Informal, chiefly Brit a term of address used by one man to another
3. History a knight's young attendant
Verb
[squiring, squired]
Old-fashioned (of a man) to escort (a woman) [Old French esquier]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.squiresquire - 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
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Verb1.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"
Translations
Spanish squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] n (BRIT) → terrateniente m
French squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] n (Brit) → propriétaire terrien
German squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] (Brit) nGutsherr m;
(inf) → Chef m

Italian squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] n (BRIT) → proprietario terriero

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The servant led us down a matted passage and showed us at the end into a great library, all lined with bookcases and busts upon the top of them, where the squire and Dr.
The greatest man in Raveloe was Squire Cass, who lived in the large red house with the handsome flight of stone steps in front and the high stables behind it, nearly opposite the church.
But Fisher noticed that the laxity of the old squire was far less hated than the efficiency of the new squire.
 
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