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сквайр — meaning in English

skvayr

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English meaning

  • esquire noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
  • squire noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.

Senses

сквайр is used for these senses in English:

  • esquire (archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
  • squire A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.

esquire — full definition

  1. noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
  2. noun Historically, an English gentleman ranked just below a knight, or a young man who served a knight before becoming one himself.

squire — full definition

  1. noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.
  2. noun Historically in England, a country gentleman or landowner, especially one owning the main estate in a village.
  3. verb To escort or accompany someone, especially as a gentlemanly attendant.

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