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
- 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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