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   squire

   /ˈskwʌɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area: "the squire of Radbourne Hall" Similar landownerlandholderlandlordlord of the manorcountry gentleman
   • ▪ used by a man as a friendly or humorous form of address to another man: informal British "sorry, squire, but I know my limitations"
   • ▪ a title given to a magistrate, lawyer, or judge in some rural districts. archaic US
   • 2. a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself. historical Similar attendantcourtierequerryaidecompanionstewardpage boyservant boyserving boycup-bearertrain-bearer
   • 3. a subadult snapper fish (Chrysophrys auratus). Australian

   verb

   • 1. (of a man) accompany or escort (a woman): "she was squired around Rome by a reporter"
   • ▪ (of a man) have a romantic relationship with (a woman): "he was still squiring Doreen, his high-school sweetheart"

   Word Origin Middle English (in squire (sense 2 of the noun)): shortening of Old French esquier ‘esquire’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squiredom noun
   • 2. squireship noun
   • 3. squirehood noun
   • 4. squirelet noun
   • 5. squireling noun
   • 6. squirely adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • R

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   • E

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