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squire
squire S0686500 (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.]squire (skwaɪə) n1. (Sociology) a country gentleman in England, esp the main landowner in a rural community2. (Historical Terms) feudal history a young man of noble birth, who attended upon a knight3. rare a man who courts or escorts a woman4. informal chiefly Brit a term of address used by one man to another, esp, unless ironic, to a member of a higher social class5. (Animals) Austral an immature snapper. See snapper2vb (tr) (of a man) to escort (a woman)[C13: from Old French esquier; see esquire]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. squire Past participle: squired Gerund: squiring
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I squire | you squire | he/she/it squires | we squire | you squire | they squire |
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I squired | you squired | he/she/it squired | we squired | you squired | they squired |
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I am squiring | you are squiring | he/she/it is squiring | we are squiring | you are squiring | they are squiring |
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I have squired | you have squired | he/she/it has squired | we have squired | you have squired | they have squired |
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I was squiring | you were squiring | he/she/it was squiring | we were squiring | you were squiring | they were squiring |
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I had squired | you had squired | he/she/it had squired | we had squired | you had squired | they had squired |
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I will squire | you will squire | he/she/it will squire | we will squire | you will squire | they will squire |
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I will have squired | you will have squired | he/she/it will have squired | we will have squired | you will have squired | they will have squired |
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I will be squiring | you will be squiring | he/she/it will be squiring | we will be squiring | you will be squiring | they will be squiring |
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I have been squiring | you have been squiring | he/she/it has been squiring | we have been squiring | you have been squiring | they have been squiring |
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I will have been squiring | you will have been squiring | he/she/it will have been squiring | we will have been squiring | you will have been squiring | they will have been squiring |
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I had been squiring | you had been squiring | he/she/it had been squiring | we had been squiring | you had been squiring | they had been squiring |
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I would squire | you would squire | he/she/it would squire | we would squire | you would squire | they would squire |
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I would have squired | you would have squired | he/she/it would have squired | we would have squired | you would have squired | they would have squired | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | squire - young nobleman attendant on a knightarmiger, armor-bearer - a squire carrying the armor of a knightattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | | 2. | squire - an English country landownerBritain, 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 Kingdomlandholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land | | 3. | squire - a man who attends or escorts a womangallantattendant, 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 squireescort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" | Translationscavalierchaperonnerchâtelainécuyeréquerrearmigerocampagnacastellanocicisbeodiсквайрsquire
squire1. Feudal history a young man of noble birth, who attended upon a knight 2. Austral an immature snapper (see snapper (sense 2)) squire
Synonyms for squirenoun young nobleman attendant on a knightRelated Words- armiger
- armor-bearer
- attendant
- attender
- tender
noun an English country landownerRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- landholder
- landowner
- property owner
noun a man who attends or escorts a womanSynonymsRelated Wordsverb attend upon as a squireRelated Words |