squire

Plural: squires

Noun

young nobleman attendant on a knight
an English country landowner
a man who attends or escorts a woman
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
A male attendant on a great personage.
A landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period.
A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
Term of address to a male equal.
A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

Verb

Verb Forms: squired, squiring, squires

To escort or attend a person.
attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
To attend as a squire.
To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.

Examples

He was asked to SQUIRE the new player around the Scrabble tournament.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English esquire, from Old French escuier, from Latin scūtārius (“shield-bearer”), from scūtum (“shield”).

Synonyms

gallant, escort

Scrabble Score: 15

squire: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
squire: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
squire: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

squire: valid Words With Friends Word