squire

noun/skwaɪr/

Frequency rank: #9,776 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a young attendant who served a knight and carried his armor and weapons.

Illustration for the English word “squire”

Example sentence

The young knight asked his loyal squire to carry the heavy armor before the tournament.

Synonyms & related words

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