LekhoriLekhoriA shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.
But temperaunce, said he, with golden squire, / Betwixt them both can measure out a meane.
To attend as a squire.
To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.
[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition.
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Middle English esquire, from Old French escuier, from Latin scūtārius (“shield-bearer”), from scūtum (“shield”).
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