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

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