squire
young nobleman attendant on a knight
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,067 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,622 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- young nobleman attendant on a knight
- an English country landowner
- a man who attends or escorts a woman also: gallant
verb
- attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
squire in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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How about your grandfather the squire, and your aunt, and Mr. Bannerbridge?
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 2
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Really, it's a servants' ball which the Squire is giving in the village hall.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 · Various · Chapter 1
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Out spake the King to Henrik, his young and faithful squire "Dar'st trust thy little Elsie, the maid of thy desire?"
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Squire Wall took me a few rods to point out where a fork of his private road led into the highway.
The Cavalier · George Washington Cable · Chapter 2
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John practised for some time as a barrister, but had finally settled down to the more congenial life of a country squire.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1