SQUIRE


Meaning of SQUIRE in English

[squire] n [ME squier, fr. OF esquier--more at esquire] (13c) 1: a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight

2. a: a male attendant esp. on a great personage b: a man who devotedly attends a lady: gallant 3 a: a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentleman b: an owner of a country estate; esp: the principal landowner in a village or district c (1): justice of the peace (2): lawyer (3): judge -- squir.ish adj

[2]squire vt squired ; squir.ing (14c): to attend as a squire: escort

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