squire

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A man who attends or escorts a woman; a gallant.
2. n. An English country gentleman, especially the chief landowner in a district.
3. n. A judge or another local dignitary.
4. n. A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and ranked next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.
5. v. To attend as a squire; escort.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An esquire; an attendant on a knight.
2. n. A gentleman who attends upon a lady; an escort; a beau; a gallant.
3. n. A person not noble nor a knight, but who has received a grant of arms.
4. n. In England, a landed proprietor who is also justice of the peace: a term nearly equivalent to lord of the manor, as meaning the holder of most of the land in any neighborhood.
5. n. In the United States, in country districts and towns, a justice of the peace, a local judge, or other local dignitary: chiefly used as a title.
6. To attend and wait upon, as a squire his lord.
7. To attend, as a gentleman a lady; wait upon or attend upon in the manner of a squire; escort.
8. n. An old form of square.
9. n. The schnapper when two years old. See schnapper.

Wiktionary

1. n. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
2. n. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
3. n. A male attendant on a great personage.
4. n. A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
5. n. A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
6. v. To attend as a squire
7. v. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection
8. n. obsolete A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. obsolete A square; a measure; a rule.
2. n. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
3. n. engraving A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.
4. n. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
5. n. A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
6. v. To attend as a squire.
7. v. colloq. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. an English country landowner
2. n. a man who attends or escorts a woman
3. v. attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
4. n. young nobleman attendant on a knight