Толковый словарь английского языка - squire
Squire
squire
I. noun see: e~ Date: 13th century a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight, 2. a male attendant especially on a great personage, a man who devotedly attends a lady ; gallant , 3. a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentleman, an owner of a country estate, c. justice of the peace , lawyer , judge , squirish adjective II. transitive verb (~d; squiring) Date: 14th century to attend as a ~ ; escort
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n. & v. --n. 1 a country gentleman, esp. the chief landowner in a country district. 2 hist. a knight's attendant. 3 Brit. colloq. a jocular form of address to a man. 4 US a magistrate or lawyer. 5 Austral. a young snapper fish. --v.tr. (of a man) attend upon or escort (a woman). Derivatives squiredom n. squirehood n. squirelet n. squireling n. squirely adj. squireship n. Etymology: ME f. OF esquier ESQUIRE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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