Definition of: squire

(skwīr) noun
1. A knight's attendant; an armorbearer.
2. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy ranking in England below that of knight, and applied in the United States especially to rural or village lawyers and justices of the peace; also, in England, a landed proprietor.
3. A gentleman who acts as the escort of a lady in public; a gallant.
—v.t. & v.i. squired, squir·ing To attend or serve (someone) as a squire or escort. [Aphetic var. of ESQUIRE]