squire (redirected from squires)

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.

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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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral an immature snapper (see snapper (sense 2))

vb

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

[from Old French esquier; see esquire]

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"

Translations

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

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

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)

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

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