squire
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++squire /skwaɪə $ skwaɪr/ noun 1. HIGH POSITION OR RANK[countable] the man who in the past owned most of the land around a country village in England 〔旧时英格兰乡村的〕大地主，乡绅2. AMHIGH POSITION OR RANK[countable] a young man in the Middle Ages who learned how to be a knight by serving one 〔中世纪骑士的〕扈从，随从3. British English old-fashioned spokenTALK TO somebodyMAN used by some men to address a man when they do not know his name 先生〔某些男人对不知道姓名的男性的称呼〕
Examples from the Corpus
squire• Du Cann's fundamental problem has been that he wanted to be seen as cross between a Tory grandee and country squire.• Anglican priests once enjoyed the status of country squires.• Joyce lay dead, shot through the head; and the squire was half-carrying the wounded captain.• After dinner, the squire and the doctor sat by the captain's side and talked.• They climbed over the fence like monkeys while the squire and Gray fired at them.Origin squire (1200-1300) Old French escuier, from Late Latin scutarius, from Latin scutum “shield”squire nounChinese
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squire
squire /skwaɪə $ skwaɪr/
noun
2. [countable] a young man in the Middle Ages who learned how to be a knight by serving one
3. British English old-fashioned spoken used by some men to address a man when they do not know his name
squire /skwaɪə $ skwaɪr/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: escuier, from Late Latin scutarius, from Latin scutum 'shield'
1. [countable] the man who in the past owned most of the land around a country village in EnglandLanguage: Old French
Origin: escuier, from Late Latin scutarius, from Latin scutum 'shield'
2. [countable] a young man in the Middle Ages who learned how to be a knight by serving one
3. British English old-fashioned spoken used by some men to address a man when they do not know his name