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   squire

   /ˈskwʌɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area: "the squire of Radbourne Hall" Similar landownerlandholderlandlordlord of the manorcountry gentleman
   • ▪ used by a man as a friendly or humorous form of address to another man: informal British "sorry, squire, but I know my limitations"
   • ▪ a title given to a magistrate, lawyer, or judge in some rural districts. archaic US
   • 2. a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself. historical Similar attendantcourtierequerryaidecompanionstewardpage boyservant boyserving boycup-bearertrain-bearer
   • 3. a subadult snapper fish (Chrysophrys auratus). Australian

   verb

   • 1. (of a man) accompany or escort (a woman): "she was squired around Rome by a reporter"
   • ▪ (of a man) have a romantic relationship with (a woman): "he was still squiring Doreen, his high-school sweetheart"

   Word Origin Middle English (in squire (sense 2 of the noun)): shortening of Old French esquier ‘esquire’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squiredom noun
   • 2. squireship noun
   • 3. squirehood noun
   • 4. squirelet noun
   • 5. squireling noun
   • 6. squirely adjective

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   What did a squire do during feudal times?

   • During feudal times squires were young men who assisted knights. For their loyalty, they were given land, making them and their descendants rich and powerful. If you had land, you could live off the rent your tenant farmers paid, and you’d be free to be a gentleman. "Squire."

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   What is a squire?

   • A squire is a young man in the Middle Ages who helped a knight before eventually becoming a knight himself (Definition 1). Alternatively, a squire was a man in the past in England who owned most of the land in a village or district in the country (Definition 2). [The Britannica Dictionary]

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   What is another word for Squire?

   • , squired, squir·ing. to attend as, or in the manner of, a squire. to escort (a woman), as to a dance or social gathering. Others more comparable to Squire include Boulevard, which helps salons with bookings and payments and which recently raised $27 million.

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   What did a squire do?

   • Nor should we forget that squires performed a variety of functions not related to warfare. One of the most important was that of serving their lords at table, specifically carving the meat and pouring the wine. They also cared for and prepared their knight's clothes, helping him dress and undress.

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   Was a squire a nobleman?

   • Thus, while the notion of a young man of noble birth serving in the household of another (usually related) nobleman is the most familiar face of the medieval squire today, in fact, in the 11th and 12th century squires were often waged servants of unspecified heritage.

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   What is a squire's solution?

   • Squire interpreted his solution as a jet emerging from a hole in a plane wall. The gentle patriarchy hinges on an affectionate "intercourse between the squire and his son," neither of whom exercises his patriarchal authority. While a gentleman, he is only a small squire with an income of eight hundred pounds a year.

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   Squire is a British term for a country landowner or gentleman. You can use squire to describe a refined and powerful man, or as a verb meaning to escort: when the queen visited, the police chief squired her around town.

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   Squire is a noun that can mean a man who escorts a woman, a country landowner, a knight's attendant, or a local dignitary. It can also be a verb meaning to escort or attend as a squire. See different sources and translations of squire.