Thesaurus: squire

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1. n. A square; a measure; a rule.
2. n. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
3. n. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.
4. n. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
5. n. A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
6. v. t. To attend as a squire.
7. v. t. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.
8. n. young nobleman attendant on a knight
9. n. an English country landowner
10. n. a man who attends or escorts a woman
11. v. attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
12. A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] "With golden squire." Spenser. 1. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight. 2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] "His privy knights and squires." Chaucer. 3. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau. 4. A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire. 1. To attend as a squire. Chaucer. 2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.