Squire

Squire
   These were young men in training to become knights. There were different types of Squires. The Squire of the Table dressed the knight and served at his table. The Arming Squire went with his knight to war, where he helped put on the knights armor and care for his equipment. The Arming Squire usually served a five year apprenticeship, from the age of thirteen to eighteen. Sometimes the duties of these Squires would overlap. See Armiger.

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  • squire — squire·arch; squire·ar·chal; squire·ar·chy; squire·dom; squire·hood; squire·less; squire·ling; squire·ly; squire·ship; squire; squire·ar·chi·cal; …   English syllables

  • Squire — Squire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {squired} (skw[imac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {squiring}.] 1. To attend as a squire. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Squire — (skw[imac]r), n. [OF. esquierre, F. [ e]querre. See {Square}, n.] A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] With golden squire. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • squire|ly — «SKWYR lee», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a squire. 2. befitting a squire: »In recent years [he] led a squirely life in the Santa Barbara hills (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Squire — Squire, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.] 1. A shield bearer or armor bearer who attended a knight. [1913 Webster] 2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See {Esquire}. [Eng.] His privy knights and squires. Chaucer.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • squire — late 13c., young man who attends a knight, later member of the landowning class ranking below a knight (c.1300), from O.Fr. esquier squire, lit. shield carrier (see ESQUIRE (Cf. esquire)). Meaning country gentleman, landed proprietor is from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • squire — [skwīr] n. [ME squier < OFr escuier: see ESQUIRE] 1. a young man of high birth who served a medieval knight as an attendant or armorbearer 2. in England, a country gentleman or landed proprietor, esp. the main landowner in a district ☆ 3. a… …   English World dictionary

  • Squire — (spr. Skwei r), so v.w. Esquire …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Squire — (engl., spr. ßkwair), entstanden aus Esquire (s. Adel, S. 102, und Esquire), soviel wie Gutsherr …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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