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squire
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Squire \Squire\ (skw[imac]r), n. [OF. esquierre, F. ['e]querre.
See Square, n.]
A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] ``With golden squire.''
--Spenser.
Squire \Squire\, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.]
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] ``His privy knights and squires.''
--Chaucer.A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to attend (a lady) as a gallant," late 14c., from squire (n.). Related: Squired; squiring.
early 13c., "young man who attends a knight," later "member of the landowning class ranking below a knight" (c.1300), from Old French esquier "squire," literally "shield carrier" (see esquire). Meaning "country gentleman, landed proprietor" is from 1670s; as a general term of address to a gentleman, it is attested from 1828.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 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. 3 A male attendant on a great personage. 4 A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau. 5 (non-gloss definition: A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.) 6 (context UK colloquial English) (non-gloss definition: Term of address to an equal.) vb. 1 To attend as a squire 2 To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection Etymology 2
n. (context obsolete English) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.
WordNet
n. young nobleman attendant on a knight
an English country landowner
a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: gallant]
v. attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
Wikipedia
Beginning in the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. At times, squires acted as a knight’s errand runner or servant. Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, squires were a knight’s apprentices. Later, a village leader or a lord of the manor might be called a squire, and still later, the term applied to key public figures, such as justices of the peace or members of parliament. In contemporary American usage, squire is the title given to justices of the peace or similar local dignitaries.
Squire is a shortened version of the word esquire, from the Old French (modern French ), itself derived from the Late Latin (“shield bearer”), in medieval or Old English a scutifer. The Classical Latin equivalent was , “arms bearer”.
Squire is the name of three fictional characters, they are comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Percival Sheldrake debuted as the Squire in Young All-Stars #21 (January 1988), and was created by Roy Thomas and Michael Bair. Cyril Sheldrake debuted as the Squire in Batman #62 (December 1950), and was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. Beryl Hutchinson debuted as the Squire in JLA #26 (February 1999), and was created by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter.
A squire is a feudal follower of a knight, a lord of the manor, a member of the post-feudal landed gentry, or a modern informal appellation deriving from this.
Squire may also refer to:
Squire is the third book in the series Protector of the Small by fantasy author Tamora Pierce. It details Keladry of Mindelan's (Kel's) continuing quest for knighthood.
Squire is the second solo album by Alan Hull. Recorded at Morgan Studios December 1974 & January 1975 except "Waiting" which was recorded at Trident Studios with Roy Baker in March 1973. Squire was released on Warner Brothers, K56121, in 1975. Information taken from the cover of the album, bought on release in 1975.
Squire is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Aurin Squire, American producer, playwright, screenwriter and reporter
- Chris Squire (1948–2015), bassist with the progressive rock group Yes
- Damian Squire (born 1973), retired Australian rules footballer
- Edward Squire (died 1598), English scrivener and sailor, and alleged conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Feargus B. Squire (1850–1932), American businessman and politician
- HF & AP Squire, joint authors of cricket books
- Henry Squire, Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1554 to 1582
- J. C. Squire (1884–1958), British poet and historian
- James Squire (1754-1822), transportee and brewer credited with the first successful cultivation of hops in Australia
- Jeff Squire (born 1951), Welsh former international rugby union player
- John Squire (born 1962), British rock guitarist
- Katherine Squire (1903–1995), American actress
- Larry Squire, American psychologist
- Lovell Squire (1809–1892), Quaker schoolteacher
- Matt Squire (born 1976), American music producer
- Nikki Squire (born 1967), Irish cricketer
- Peter Squire (born 1945), retired Royal Air Force air chief marshal
- Rachel Squire (1954–2006), British Labour politician
- Raglan Squire (1912-2004), British architect; son of J. C. Squire
- Robin Squire (born 1944), British Conservative politician
- Ronald Squire (1886-1958), British character actor
- Rosemary Squire (born 1956), British theatre producer
- Samuel Squire (1714–1766), bishop of the Church of England and historian
- Stanley John Squire (1915-1998), Canadian politician
- Watson C. Squire (1838-1926), governor of Washington Territory and later United States Senator from the state of Washington
- William Squire (1917–1989), Welsh actor
- William Henry Squire (1871–1963), British composer and cellist
Given name:
- Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor and manager
- Squire Bence (1597–1648), English merchant, seafarer and member of the House of Commons
- Squire Boone (1744-1815), American pioneer and brother of Daniel Boone
- Squire S. Case {1801-1878), American businessman and politician
- Squire Parsons (born 1948), American Southern Gospel singer and songwriter
- Squire Reid (1887–1949), Australian politician
- Squire J. Vickers (1872–1947), a chief architect of the New York City subway system
- Squire Whipple (1804-1888), civil engineer considered the father of iron bridge building in America
- Squire (died 1837), American escaped slave and gang leader who went by the nom-de-plume Bras-Coupé
Usage examples of "squire".
All I would do was annoy Sir Umbrage, who was already in an apprehensive enough mood, and the other knights and squires in the company who seemed to regard my presence as something of an aberration at best, an annoyance at worst.
The north ballium presented a scene of color and activity, crowded as it was with knights and ladies, pages, squires, grooms, men-at-arms and horses, nor would it accommodate them all, so that the overflow stretched into the east and south balliums and even through the great east gate out upon the road that leads down into the valley.
The marshal and his followers had ridden unhindered into the ballium of the outer barbican and there they had found all its defenders lying in their own blood, even to the little squire of the old knight who should have watched the gate and did not.
The Scots, he had heard, had passed Macclesfield the night before, and all day the militia, horsed by the local squires, had been scouting the moors picking up breechless stragglers.
The Squire took exception to me being absent yesterday and reeled off a homily about never being home.
Nicholas had been running errands all morning for the Housecarl, and had finally stolen into the kitchen to eat a quick lunch that Magya had prepared for the Squires, and then had left to see what he could do with his time off.
Robin, a page who had worked for Housecarl Samuel, picked his way through the crowded room and sat next to the two Squires.
Squire says you know a good deal about horses, so I suppose you understand the Houyhnhnm language?
The squire who held her arm was still gazing slack-jawed at the merman, and it was with surprising ease that CC rammed her knee into his groin and wrenched her arm from his grasp.
If she had beheaded two de Mortes, what would she do to her squire for exposing her identity?
We carried him into the Agricultural Hall among the prize apples and the pumpkins, summoned Squire Randolph from the cattle pens, and brought the mountebank before him.
Squire, who told Miss Trent that he heartily wished the Nonesuch at Jericho.
The squire, though perhaps he had never read Machiavel, was, however, in many points, a perfect politician.
In this condition he left his poor Sophia, and, departing with a very vulgar observation on the effect of tears, he locked the room, and returned to the parson, who said everything he durst in behalf of the young lady, which, though perhaps it was not quite so much as his duty required, yet was it sufficient to throw the squire into a violent rage, and into many indecent reflections on the whole body of the clergy, which we have too great an honour for that sacred function to commit to paper.
Phoebe explained that on every third rise, the squires and sometimes the pages, warriors in training, practiced quintain and running at the rings.