Synonyms for squire

Grammar : Verb

Spell : skwahyuh r

Phonetic Transcription : skwaɪər

Définition of squire

Origin : late 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.

verb accompany

Example sentences :

He made his way to the house of Squire Paine, and, after a brief pause, was admitted.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

His guns, dogs, and horses, were the things the squire held most dear.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

"Nay, I had other things upon my mind," the squire answered.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

"As empty as an English squire, coz," cried the first speaker.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

For me, I will ride into their camp with my squire and two archers.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The body of the French squire had been dragged out by them and hacked to pieces.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I see that your squire's eyes are starting from his head like a trussed crab.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Come hither, young man, young English squire with the gray eyes!
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

In the track of both peoples, "death follows like a squire."
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

One day Hiram came into Squire Hall's office with a letter in his hand.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

Antonyms for squire

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