squire

squire

S0686500 (skwīr)n.1. A man who attends or escorts a woman; a gallant.2. An English country gentleman, especially the chief landowner in a district.3. A magistrate or justice of the peace.4. A local dignitary.5. A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and ranked next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.tr.v. squired, squir·ing, squires To attend as a squire; escort.

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[Middle English squier, from Old French esquier; see esquire.]

squire

(skwaɪə) n1. (Sociology) a country gentleman in England, esp the main landowner in a rural community2. (Historical Terms) feudal history a young man of noble birth, who attended upon a knight3. rare a man who courts or escorts a woman4. informal chiefly Brit a term of address used by one man to another, esp, unless ironic, to a member of a higher social class5. (Animals) Austral an immature snapper. See snapper²vb (tr) (of a man) to escort (a woman)[C13: from Old French esquier; see esquire]

squire

(skwaɪ^ər)

n., v. squired, squir•ing. n. 1. (in England) a country gentleman, esp. the chief landed proprietor in a district. 2. a young man of noble birth who, as an aspirant to knighthood, served a knight. 3. a personal attendant, as of a person of rank. 4. a man who accompanies or escorts a woman. 5. a title applied to a justice of the peace, local judge, or other local dignitary of a rural district or small town. v.t. 6. to attend or escort as, or in the manner of, a squire. [1250–1300; Middle English squier; aph. variant of esquire] squire′less, adj.

squire

Past participle: squired
Gerund: squiring

Imperative
squire
squire

Present
I squire
you squire
he/she/it squires
we squire
you squire
they squire

Preterite
I squired
you squired
he/she/it squired
we squired
you squired
they squired

Present Continuous
I am squiring
you are squiring
he/she/it is squiring
we are squiring
you are squiring
they are squiring

Present Perfect
I have squired
you have squired
he/she/it has squired
we have squired
you have squired
they have squired

Past Continuous
I was squiring
you were squiring
he/she/it was squiring
we were squiring
you were squiring
they were squiring

Past Perfect
I had squired
you had squired
he/she/it had squired
we had squired
you had squired
they had squired

Future
I will squire
you will squire
he/she/it will squire
we will squire
you will squire
they will squire

Future Perfect
I will have squired
you will have squired
he/she/it will have squired
we will have squired
you will have squired
they will have squired

Future Continuous
I will be squiring
you will be squiring
he/she/it will be squiring
we will be squiring
you will be squiring
they will be squiring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been squiring
you have been squiring
he/she/it has been squiring
we have been squiring
you have been squiring
they have been squiring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been squiring
you will have been squiring
he/she/it will have been squiring
we will have been squiring
you will have been squiring
they will have been squiring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been squiring
you had been squiring
he/she/it had been squiring
we had been squiring
you had been squiring
they had been squiring

Conditional
I would squire
you would squire
he/she/it would squire
we would squire
you would squire
they would squire

Past Conditional
I would have squired
you would have squired
he/she/it would have squired
we would have squired
you would have squired
they would have squired

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squire - young nobleman attendant on a knightarmiger, armor-bearer - a squire carrying the armor of a knightattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
	2.	squire - an English country landownerBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomlandholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land
	3.	squire - a man who attends or escorts a womangallantattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Verb	1.	squire - attend upon as a squire; serve as a squireescort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

Translations

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