squire
1. squire \'skwi-(*)r\ n [ME squier, fr. OF esquier - more at ESQUIRE] 1: a shield bearer or armor-bearer of a knight 2a: a male attendant on a great personage 2b: a man devotedly attending a lady : GALLANT 3a: a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentl eman 3b: an owner of a country estate; esp : the principal landowner in a village or district 3c1: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 3c2: LAWYER 3c3: JUDGE 2. squire vt : to attend as a squire : ESCORT