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Squire is a related term of patrician.


As a noun squire

is a shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight or squire can be (obsolete) a ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

As a verb squire

is to attend as a squire.

As an adjective patrician is

of or relating to (saint patrick).

squire

English

(wikipedia squire)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
  • A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
  • A male attendant on a great personage.
  • A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
  • (UK, colloquial)

    • Verb

    (squir)
  • To attend as a squire
    • (Chaucer)
  • To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection
    • to squire a lady
    (Goldsmith)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) See square.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.
  • * 1598 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene)
    • But temperaunce, said he, with golden squire , / Betwixt them both can measure out a meane.
  • * 1598 , (William Shakespeare), (w, Love's Labour's Lost) , V, 2, 474.
    • do not you know my lady's foot by the squire .
  • *
    • as for a workman not to know his axe, saw, squire , or any other toole, […].
  • * 1628 , (William Shakespeare), (w, The Winter's Tale) , IV, 4, 348.
    • twelve foot and a half by the squire .

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    patrician

    English

    Alternative forms

    * patritian (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (antiquity) a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
  • A person of high birth; a nobleman.
  • One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
  • Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • born in the patrician file of society
  • * Addison
    • his horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood

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