squire

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• rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskwaɪə/
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• General-American: /ˈskwaɪɚ/
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From Middle English esquire, from Old French escuier, from Latin scūtārius (“shield-bearer”), from scūtum (“shield”).

From Middle English squire, borrowed from Middle French esquierre (“rule, carpenter's square”), or from Old French esquire, another form of esquarre (“square”). Cognate with French équerre. Doublet of square.

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: збраяносец (zbrajanósjec) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Bulgarian: оръжено́сец (orǎženósec) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Catalan: escuder — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Chinese Cantonese: 侍衛 /侍卫 (si6 wai6) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Chinese Mandarin: 侍衛 /侍卫 (shìwèi) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Chinese Mandarin: 侍從 /侍从 (shìcóng) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Danish: væbner — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Dutch: schildknaap — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Esperanto: varleto — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Finnish: aseenkantaja — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Franco-Provençal: êcuyer — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• French: écuyer — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Galician: escudeiro — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• German: Schildknappe — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• German: Knappe — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• German: Edelknecht — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• German: Schildknecht — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Ancient Greek: ἱπποκόμος (hippokómos) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Hungarian: fegyverhordozó — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Hungarian: fegyvernök — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Ido: skudiero — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Italian: scudiero — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Kazakh: атқосшы (atqosşy) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Latin: armiger — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Lithuanian: ginklanešys — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Macedonian: штито́носец (štitónosec) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Macedonian: оруже́носец (oružénosec) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Malay: khadam — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Polish: giermek — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Portuguese: escudeiro — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Romanian: moșier — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Russian: оружено́сец (oruženósec) — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Sicilian: scuteri — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: escudero — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: armígero — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: escudero armífero — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: monosabio — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: monosabia — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: mono sabio — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Spanish: mona sabio — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Swedish: väpnare — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Swedish: vapendragare — armor-bearer who attended a knight
• Dutch: jonkheer — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• French: seigneur — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• French: châtelain — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• French: écuyer — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Galician: escudeiro — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• German: Kavalier — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Italian: gentiluomo — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Italian: nobiluomo m di campagna — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Italian: castellano — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Macedonian: чорба́џија (čorbádžija) — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Polish: esquire — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Russian: сквайр (skvajr) — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Russian: эсква́йр (eskvájr) — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Russian: поме́щик (poméščik) — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Russian: кавале́р (kavalér) — title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman; esquire
• Chinese Mandarin: 紳士 /绅士 (shēnshì) — male attendant on a great personage
• French: valet — male attendant on a great personage
• French: majordome — male attendant on a great personage
• German: Galan — male attendant on a great personage
• Italian: valletto — male attendant on a great personage
• Italian: maggiordomo — male attendant on a great personage
• Macedonian: мо́мок (mómok) — male attendant on a great personage
• Polish: dziedzic — male attendant on a great personage
• Russian: камерди́нер (kamerdíner) — male attendant on a great personage
• Hungarian: földesúr — historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period
• Polish: dziedzic — historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period
• Polish: pan na włościach — historical: landowner from the English gentry during the early modern period
• Bulgarian: кавалер (kavaler) — male follower of a lady
• Danish: kavaler — male follower of a lady
• Finnish: seuralainen — male follower of a lady
• Finnish: kavaljeeri — male follower of a lady
• French: cavalier — male follower of a lady
• French: escorte — male follower of a lady
• French: sigisbée — male follower of a lady
• Hungarian: lovag — male follower of a lady
• Hungarian: gavallér — male follower of a lady
• Hungarian: udvarló — male follower of a lady
• Italian: cicisbeo — male follower of a lady
• Polish: kawaler — male follower of a lady
• Russian: кавале́р (kavalér) — male follower of a lady
• Finnish: herra — title of office and courtesy
• Hungarian: uraság — title of office and courtesy
• Hungarian: úr — title of office and courtesy
• Italian: gentiluomo — title of office and courtesy
• Macedonian: го́сподин (góspodin) — title of office and courtesy
• Polish: pan — title of office and courtesy
• Russian: господи́н (gospodín) — title of office and courtesy