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The Meaning of squire

  • (n.) A square; a measure; a rule.
  • (n.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
  • (n.) A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.
  • (n.) A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
  • (n.) A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
  • (v. t.) To attend as a squire.
  • (v. t.) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.

Synonyms

gallant

Rhymes

admire , afire , alkire , aspire , backfire , beijer , berkshire , biedermeier , crossfire , devonshire , dire , dwire , eir , esquire , expire , fire , frymire , gire , glenayre , guire , gunfire , gyr , haywire , hellfire , hire , hyre , inquire , inspire , ire , izaguirre , lancashire , lyre , maguire , martyre , mcguire , mcintire , mcquire , mire , myre , perspire , quire , reacquire , require , retire , safire , schreyer , scire , shire , shropshire , skier , smyre , spire , tyre , untermeyer , whitmire , wiltshire , wire , wyre