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Noun: squire  skwI(-u)r
  1. [Brit] An English country landowner
    "The local squire owned most of the land in the village"
     
  2. Young nobleman attendant on a knight
    "The squire dreamed of one day becoming a knight himself"
     
  3. A man who attends or escorts a woman
    "He acted as her squire at the formal dance";
    - gallant [archaic]
Verb: squire  skwI(-u)r
  1. Attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
    "He squired the lady around the ballroom"

Derived forms: squired, squires, squiring

Type of: attendant, attender, escort, landholder, landowner, property owner, tender

Encyclopedia: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP