Squires
Common English surname
Squires is a surname of English origin, originally denoting someone who served as a squire—an attendant to a knight.
As a verb form, squires means to escort or accompany someone, typically with attentive courtesy: He squires her around town to all the best restaurants.
The usage often implies old-fashioned gallantry.
Holders of real property
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- estatesLarge property holdings
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
tenant · manor · village · hunting · foxhunt · aristocracy · gentlemen · property
Titled warriors on horseback
- pagesBound paper sheets
- armorProtective combat covering
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
nobility · attendants · horseback · tournaments · heraldry · castles · vassals · lords
landowners
Holders of real property
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- estatesLarge property holdings
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
magistrates · tenant · manor · village · hunting · foxhunt · aristocracy · gentlemen · property · parish
knights
Titled warriors on horseback
medieval · nobility · attendants · horseback · tournaments · heraldry · castles · vassals · lords · training
accompany
Go along with
partner · dance · ball · court · gallant · gentleman · formal · suitor · companion · arm
family
Related people together
heritage · descendants · British · American · Welsh · clan · relatives · dynasty · bloodline · pedigree
Squiresknights
Titled warriors on horseback
masters · lords · liege lords · overlords · commanders
- country squireRural landholding gentleman
- medieval squireKnight's youthful attendant