squire
[ skwahyuh r ]
/ skwaɪər /
noun
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.
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Origin of squire
1250–1300; Middle English squier; aphetic variant of esquire
OTHER WORDS FROM squire
squire·less, adjectivesquire·like, adjectiveun·squired, adjectiveWords nearby squire
squint-eyed, squinting modifier, squinty, squirarchy, squircle, squire, squirearch, squirearchy, squiredom, squireen, squireling
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British Dictionary definitions for squired
squire
/ (skwaɪə) /
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, mainly British a term of address used by one man to another, esp, unless ironic, to a member of a higher social class
verb
(tr) (of a man) to escort (a woman)
Word Origin for squire
C13: from Old French esquier; see esquire
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