squire

noun

A man who attends or escorts a woman; a gallant.

noun

An English country gentleman, especially the chief landowner in a district.

noun

A magistrate or justice of the peace.

noun

A local dignitary.

noun

A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and ranked next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.

transitive verb

To attend as a squire; escort.

To attend and wait upon, as a squire his lord.

To attend, as a gentleman a lady; wait upon or attend upon in the manner of a squire; escort.

noun

The schnapper when two years old. See schnapper.

noun

An old form of square.