squire
squire is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
- 5.To attend as a squire. Chaucer.
- 6.To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is squire.
- What is a shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight called?
- What is a title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] "His privy knights and squires." Chaucer called?
- What is a male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau called?
- What is a title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire called?
- What is to attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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