squire
noun
(in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
had squired
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past perfectof squire.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It turned out that a friend of a friend whom he had squired around during New York Fashion Week was a jewelry manufacturer, and was glad to return a favor.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2013
The Brazilian Hall of Famer had squired his kids to the match for a live-action glimpse of the game that makes this nation’s pulse race, and there was young Leandro asleep in the bleachers.
From Newsweek ● Jun. 12, 2011
Most people guessed, wrongly, that the bride-to-be was Cinemactress Paulette Goddard, whom he had squired occasionally.
From Time Magazine Archive
He recalled a girl he had squired years before?and combined her with a story he had been told by one of his graduate students.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not even let go the gold and silver cock, whose plumage had been sadly tarnished by a previous tournament with the Dorking which the carpenter had squired.
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by William Heysham Overend
