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Definition of squire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squire

noun
 
/ˈskwaɪə(r)/
 
/ˈskwaɪər/
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  1. (also Squire)
     (in the past in England) a man of high social status who owned most of the land in a particular country area
    • a country squire
    • Squire Trelawney in ‘Treasure Island’
  2. Squire
     (British English, informal or humorous) used by a man as a friendly way of addressing another man
    • What can I get you, Squire?
  3. (in the past) a young man who was an assistant to a knight before becoming a knight himself
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (3)): shortening of Old French esquier ‘esquire’.
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