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.
Origin of squire
1250–1300; Middle English
squier; aphetic variant of
esquire
OTHER WORDS FROM squire
squire·less, adjective squire·like, adjective un·squired, adjectiveWords nearby squire
squint-eyed,
squinting modifier,
squinty,
squirarchy,
squircle,
squire,
squirearch,
squirearchy,
squiredom,
squireen,
squireling
Example sentences from the Web for squire
British Dictionary definitions for squire
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