Squire1, n.
The same as ESQUIRE. See ESQUIRE.
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Squire
Squire2, n.
n. [Fr. esquiere.] A square, measure, or rule. [Obs.] “Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the squire.” Shak.
Squire3, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. SQUIRED; p. pr. & vb. n. SQUIRING.]
- To attend as a squire. Chaucer.
- To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.]