squire
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squire
(skwīr)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 magistrate or justice of the peace.
4. A local dignitary.
5. 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.]
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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. (Animals) Austral an immature snapper. See snapper2
vb
(tr) (of a man) to escort (a woman)
[C13: from Old French esquier; see esquire]
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squire
(skwaɪər)n., v. squired, squir•ing. n.
1. (in England) a country gentleman, esp. the chief landed proprietor in a district.
2. a young man of noble birth who, as an aspirant to knighthood, served a knight.
3. a personal attendant, as of a person of rank.
4. a man who accompanies or escorts a woman.
5. a title applied to a justice of the peace, local judge, or other local dignitary of a rural district or small town.
v.t. 6. to attend or escort as, or in the manner of, a squire.
[1250–1300; Middle English squier; aph. variant of esquire]
squire′less, adj.
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squire
Past participle: squired
Gerund: squiring
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| Noun | 1. |  squire - young nobleman attendant on a knightarmiger, armor-bearer - a squire carrying the armor of a knight |
| 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 | |
| 3. | squire - a man who attends or escorts a woman | |
| 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" |
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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?
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
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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)
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