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[syn: squire, gallant]
VERB (1)
1. attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Squire \Squire\ (skw[imac]r), n. [OF. esquierre, F. ['e]querre.
See Square, n.]
A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] "With golden squire."
--Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Squire \Squire\, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.]
1. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
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2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above
gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] "His privy knights and
squires." --Chaucer.
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3. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a
devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
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4. A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Squire \Squire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. squired (skw[imac]rd); p.
pr. & vb. n. squiring.]
1. To attend as a squire. --Chaucer.
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2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection;
as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] --Goldsmith.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
squire
n 1: young nobleman attendant on a knight
2: an English country landowner
3: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire,
gallant]
v 1: attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire