What does Squire mean?

Definitions for Squire
skwaɪərsquire

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. squirenoun

    young nobleman attendant on a knight

  2. squirenoun

    an English country landowner

  3. squire, gallantverb

    a man who attends or escorts a woman

  4. squireverb

    attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Squirenoun

    Etymology: Contraction of esquire; escuyer, French.

    He will maintain you like a gentlewoman. —— Ay, that I will, come cut and long tail under the degree of a squire. William Shakespeare.

    The rest are princes, barons, knights, squires,
    And gentlemen of blood. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    Old Butes’ form he took, Anchises’ squire
    Now left to rule Ascanius. John Dryden, Æneid.

    Knights, squires, and steeds must enter on the stage. Alexander Pope.

    Return with her ——
    I could as well be brought
    To knee his throne, and squire-like pension beg,
    To keep base life a-foot. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. Squire

    In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire served as a knight's apprentice. Later, a village leader or a lord of the manor might come to be known as a "squire", and still later, the term was applied to members of the landed gentry. 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 escuier (modern French écuyer), itself derived from the Late Latin scutarius ("shield bearer"), in medieval or Old English a scutifer. The Classical Latin equivalent was armiger ("arms bearer").

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  1. squire

    A squire is a historical title for a young man who aspired to be a knight in medieval times, undergoing training as a knight's attendant or shield carrier before achieving knighthood. In more recent times, the term is often used interchangeably with 'country gentleman' in the U.K., especially in connection to people holding significant land in rural areas and/or serving in local administrative roles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Squirenoun

    a square; a measure; a rule

  2. Squirenoun

    a shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight

  3. Squirenoun

    a title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire

  4. Squirenoun

    a male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau

  5. Squirenoun

    a title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire

  6. Squireverb

    to attend as a squire

  7. Squireverb

    to attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady

  8. Etymology: [OF. esquierre, F. querre. See Square, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Squire

    A squire was the shield bearer or armour bearer of a knight, and at times squires included a knight's errand runner or servant. Use of the term has evolved over time. In the Middle Ages, squires were trainees to a knight but later a leader in an English village or Lord of the Manor might be called a squire, and later key public figures such as justice of the peace or Member of Parliament. In contemporary American usage as well, squire is the title given to Justice of the peace or similar local dignitaries. Squire is a shortened version of the word Esquire, from the Old French escuier, itself derived from the Late Latin scutarius, in medieval or Old English a scutifer. The Classical Latin equivalent was armiger, "arms bearer".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Squire

    skwīr, n. an esquire, a knight's attendant: a beau or gallant: a country gentleman, an owner of land in England, esp. if of old family: (U.S.) one who has been a justice of the peace, &c.—ns. Squire′age, Squire′archy, landed gentry collectively.—adj. Squire′archal.—ns. Squireen′, a gentleman farmer, one almost a squire; Squire′hood, the state or rank of a squire—also Squire′ship.—adjs. Squire′-like, Squire′ly, like or becoming a squire.—ns. Squire′ling, a squire of small possessions; Squireoc′racy, government by the landed classes; Squīr′ess, a squire's wife. [Esquire.]

  2. Squire

    skwīr, n. (Shak.) a square. [Square.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. squire

    An attendant on a warrior was formerly so called.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SQUIRE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Squire is ranked #6363 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Squire surname appeared 5,349 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Squire.

    67.1% or 3,593 total occurrences were White.
    26.2% or 1,404 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 141 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 112 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.1% or 63 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Squire in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Squire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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