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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.

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

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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]

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] n (BRIT) → terrateniente m

squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] n (Brit) → propriétaire terrien

squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] (Brit) n → Gutsherr m;

(inf) → Chef m

squire [ˈskwaɪəʳ] n (BRIT) → proprietario terriero