young nobleman attendant on a knight
"The young squire diligently polished his lord's armor before the tournament began."
an English country landowner
"The squire invited all the tenants to his hall for a feast celebrating the harvest."
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
"The old squire was used to check if the wooden beams were cut at perfect right angles before they were installed in the roof."
A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.
attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
"After years of traveling and fighting alongside his lord, the young knight finally returned home to resume his duties as a squire."
To attend as a squire.
"After years of training, he finally rode into the tournament as his lord's personal squire to carry his armor and tend to his horse."
A surname, from occupations​.
"The local history book lists several families who adopted Squire as a surname to honor their ancestors' work as knights' attendants."