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Verb
/ˈskwīr/,
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squires, plural;
  1. (of a man) Accompany or escort (a woman)
    • - she was squired around Rome by a reporter
  2. (of a man) Have a romantic relationship with (a woman)

Noun
  1. A man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, esp. the chief landowner in such an area
    • - the squire of Radbourne Hall
    • - Squire Hughes
  2. Used by a man as a friendly or humorous form of address to another man

  3. A title given to a magistrate, lawyer, or judge in some rural districts

  4. A young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself


  1. young nobleman attendant on a knight
  2. attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
  3. an English country landowner
  4. a man who attends or escorts a woman
  5. The English word squire comes from the Old French escuier (modern French écuyer), itself derived from the Late Latin scutarius ("shield bearer"), in medieval or Old English a scutifer. The Classical Latin equivalent was armiger, "arms bearer". ...
  6. Squire is the second solo album by Alan Hull. Recorded at Morgan Studios December 1974 & January 1975 except "Waiting" which was recorded at Trident Studios with Roy Baker in March 1973. Squire was released on Warner Brothers, K56121, in 1975. ...
  7. Squire is the name of three fictional characters, they are comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Percival Sheldrake debuted as the Squire in Young All-Stars #21 (January 1988), and was created by Roy Thomas and Michael Bair. ...
  8. Squire is the third book in the series Protector of the Small by fantasy author Tamora Pierce. It details Keladry of Mindelan's (Kel's) continuing quest for knighthood.
  9. (The Squires (band)) The Squires from Bristol, Connecticut were an American garage band in the 1960s.
  10. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight; A male attendant on a great personage; A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau; To attend as a squire; To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection
  11. (Squiry) The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy.
  12. A young man in training to become a knight. During the 14th century arming squires often joined their knights in battle, a part of the knight’s household unit or lance. See Chronique, The Journal of Chivalry #8. In the words of Ramon Lull:
  13. A general term of address towards a man, similar to 'guvnor'.
  14. a member of the knightly class, and an assistant to a knight, and part of the gentry
  15. (also "esquire") 1. A rather vague term - generally a title of respect referring to a member of the landed gentry. 2. In songs about medieval times, a young man of noble birth who tended a knight. 3. In the morris, the person in charge of the dance team. ...
  16. Squires were young men from noble families training to be knights. They learnt about knighthood by living with a knight and looking after his armour and horses.
  17. The man elected annually to be the boss, the man in charge. Quite often the man who is shouting to introduce the dances and the man which most of the dancers seem to be ignoring completely
  18. In the 19th century, simply a term of courtesy for a member of the gentry whose family had lived for generations in an area and who had tenant farmers on his property.
  19. Someone who has entered into a fealty based student relationship with a Companion of the Order of the Chivalry.
  20. A vehicle brand of which the 1925-1948 models are classic cars.
  21. A common term for a lord of the manor, or a principal landowner.
  22. an apprentice knight, often an elder page in training to become a knight.
  23. The Law Library situated on the Sidgwick Site on Sidgwick Avenue.
  24. Wields the awesome ability to deal 2 damage by throwing a rock at your opponent.
  25. 1) Knight-aspirant. 2) Apprentice knight, aged between 13 and 21, classes as a man-at-arms in action.