squire
/ˈskwaɪɚ/ verb C2- To attend as a squire.
- To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.
He/she/it squires · Past squired · Past participle squired · -ing form squiring
Verb forms
- Base form
- squire
- He/she/it
- squires
- Past
- squired
- Past participle
- squired
- -ing form
- squiring
From the library
The last squire dragged out his existence there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but his only son, my stepfather, seeing that he must adapt himself to the new conditions, obtained an advance from a relative, which enabled him to take a medical degree and went out to Calcutta, where, by his professional skill and his force of character, he established a large practice.
You see, if I am to be squire down there I must dress the part, and it may be that I have got a little careless in my ways out West.
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