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(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. Show More
verb (used with object), squired, squir·ing. to attend as, or in the manner of, a squire. to escort (a woman), as to a dance or social gathering. Show More
Origin of squire 1250–1300; Middle English squier; aphetic variant of
esquire Related forms squire·less , adjective squire·like , adjective un·squired , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for squired Historical Examples of squired And it will not be out of the fashion of the time that a lady should be 'squired by an armed soldier.
But for Ralph's fear for his neck, which had increased in value since its devotion to Veronica, he would have squired his cousin.
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Masham has promised to provide for me: I squired his lady out of her chaise to-day, and must visit her in a day or two.
Even Mrs. Theobald, squired by Mr. Kingcroft, had braved the journey from Yorkshire to bid her only daughter good-bye.
Not even Trudy knew that he had actually adopted a monocle and squired Beatrice round in state.
British Dictionary definitions for squired 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 , mainly British a term of address used by one man to another, esp, unless ironic, to a member of a higher social class Australian an immature snapper See snapper (def. 2) Show More
(tr) (of a man) to escort (a woman) Show More
Word Origin for squire C13: from Old French esquier ; see esquire
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Word Origin and History for squired n. late 13c., "young man who attends a knight," later "member of the landowning class ranking below a knight" (c.1300), from Old French esquier "squire," literally "shield carrier" (see esquire ). Meaning "country gentleman, landed proprietor" is from 1670s; as a general term of address to a gentleman, it is attested from 1828.
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v. "to attend (a lady) as a gallant," late 14c., from squire (n.). Related: Squired ; squiring .
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