SQUIRE Definition & Meaning

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squire

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noun

(in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
(in the Middle Ages) a young man of noble birth who as an aspirant to knighthood served a knight.
a personal attendant, as of a person of rank.
a man who accompanies or escorts a woman.
a title applied to a justice of the peace, local judge, or other local dignitary of a rural district or small town.

verb (used with object)

squired, squiring.

to attend as, or in the manner of, a squire.
to escort (a woman), as to a dance or social gathering.

squire

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noun

a country gentleman in England, esp the main landowner in a rural community
feudal history a young man of noble birth, who attended upon a knight
rare.
a man who courts or escorts a woman
informal.
a term of address used by one man to another, esp, unless ironic, to a member of a higher social class
an immature snapper See snapper

verb

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of squire¹

1250–1300; Middle English squier; aphetic variant of esquire

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of squire¹

C13: from Old French esquier ; see esquire

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Vance, a senator from Ohio for less than two years, was squiring Gaetz around to his Republican colleagues’ offices in hopes of persuading them to support confirmation of the manifestly unqualified Cabinet pick.

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Van Buren, meanwhile, aimed to portray Harrison, a Virginian, as an unsophisticated “country squire” who lived in a log cabin and drank hard cider, Kraig said.

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Lorré, 28, is known as an ‘ecuyères’ — the French word for squire or horse rider, and has a vast knowledge of the royal stables’ history.

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Hollywood executives were eager to set him up with starlets, whom Kissinger squired to premieres and showy restaurants, according to Isaacson.

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The roughly 50-person bargaining unit includes knights, squires, stable hands and show cast members, including trumpet players and actors playing the queen, lord chancellor, lord marshal and Lord Cedric.

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