Squire

[skwaɪə] or ['skwaɪr]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an English country landowner.

(noun.) young nobleman attendant on a knight.

(noun.) a man who attends or escorts a woman.

(verb.) attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) A square; a measure; a rule.

(n.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

(n.) A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.

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

(n.) A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.

(v. t.) To attend as a squire.

(v. t.) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.

杰米整理

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Esquire.

艾拉編輯

解釋/意思:

n. (Shak.) a square.

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.

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