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What does "squire" mean?

Squire: A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] "His privy knights and squires." Chaucer.
  2. 3.A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
  3. 4.A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
  4. 5.To attend as a squire. Chaucer.
  5. 6.To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.

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