squire

squire
noun
  1. a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area
    乡绅;大地主
    the squire of Radbourne Hall.
    莱得伯恩豪尔的大地主。
    [as title]Squire Trelawny.
    特里劳尼老爷。
    ■(Brit. informal)used by a man as a friendly or humorous form of address to another man
    (英,非正式)[用作男子间友好或幽默的称呼]先生
    ■(US archaic)a title given to a magistrate, lawyer, or judge in some rural districts
    (美,古)治安官;法官;律师
  2. (historical)a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself
    (史)(骑士的)扈从
  3. (Austral.)a subadult snapper fish (Chrysophrys auratus)
    (澳)小笛鲷
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a man) accompany or escort (a woman)
    (男子)陪伴(女子);保护(女子)
    she was squired around Rome by a reporter.
    她由一个记者相伴环游罗马。
    ■(dated)(of a man) have a romantic relationship with (a woman)
    (旧)(男子)与(一女子)有一段风流韵事
派生
squiredom
noun
squireship
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 2): shortening of Old French esquier 'esquire'
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