squire
noun
[ skwʌɪə ]
• a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area.
• "the squire of Radbourne Hall"
• a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself.
Similar:
attendant,
courtier,
equerry,
aide,
companion,
steward,
page boy,
servant boy,
serving boy,
cup-bearer,
train-bearer,
• a subadult snapper fish ( Chrysophrys auratus ).
squire
verb
• (of a man) accompany or escort (a woman).
• "she was squired around Rome by a reporter"
Origin:
Middle English (in squire (sense 2 of the noun)): shortening of Old French esquier ‘esquire’.
