Definition of squire
1 : a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight
2a : a male attendant especially on a great personageb : a man who devotedly attends a lady : gallant
3a : a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentlemanb : an owner of a country estate; especially : the principal landowner in a village or districtc (1) : justice of the peace (2) : lawyer (3) : judge
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Recent Examples of squire from the Web
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While awaiting trial, de Cervantes presents the story of Don Quixote as a play within a play, enlisting fellow prisoners to perform and his manservant to portray Quixote's squire, Sancho Panza.
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Squires and Hearn had back-to-back RBI singles, and the Mustangs led 11-5 after an RBI ground out by Dylan Gonzales.
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Mick tells of buying a historic mansion, Stargroves, while high on acid and of trying out the life of horse-riding country squire.
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Their mother is an eccentric genius who wrote math books and both parents came across more middle class than the country squires of Doyle’s stories.
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Origin and Etymology of squire
Middle English squier, from Anglo-French esquier — more at esquire
squire
Definition of squire
squired
;squiring
transitive verb
: to attend as a squire : escort
Examples of squire in a Sentence
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
First Known Use of squire
14th century
SQUIRE Defined for English Language Learners
squire
playDefinition of squire for English Language Learners
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: a young man in the Middle Ages who helped a knight before eventually becoming a knight himself
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: a man in the past in England who owned most of the land in a village or district in the country
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—used to address a man whose name is unknown
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