squire
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Martin’s novella series “Tales of Dunk and Egg,” stars Peter Claffey as a wandering knight and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire, who is secretly a Targaryen prince.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
It follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Lorré, 28, is known as an ‘ecuyères’ — the French word for squire or horse rider, and has a vast knowledge of the royal stables’ history.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
But despite being taken in by a kind squire growing up, Tom was never treated with any respect because of his illegitimate status.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
“Devan, leave us,” she said, and the squire slipped away and closed the door behind him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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We’re obviously very thematically about fathers and sons, knights and squires, and, to a certain extent brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
McCurdie said new hires, referred to as squires, are making near minimum wage.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
The sort of — low gentry squires, vicar's sons, this sort of thing.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2019
The woman defended her choice, claiming her family is descended from a long line of “both squires and senators.”
From Fox News ● Dec. 9, 2018
“Some Domish boy. He squires for the big knight they call Greenguts. I told him he could give his gift to me and I’d deliver it, but he wouldn’t have it.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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My 14-year-old son recently sent me a photo of our dog, Sugaree, taken last December as she was squired about town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
He came to California in 1926 and squired around silent movie actress Aileen Pringle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
“Showcasing the dogs — letting people see a good dog,” says Vickie Venzen of Jarretsville, Maryland, who handled Coco on Monday while daughter Tia Williams squired Sapphire.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
The first time we tried to go, Kurant and I punched Edison’s name into a smartphone and allowed ourselves to be squired to the first appropriate-sounding place the ride-hailing app suggested.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
"I am. I was bom on the Doroish Marches, Your Grace. As a boy I squired for a knight of Lord Swann's household."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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James, lured to Hollywood to appear in films, began squiring noted pinup and star of movie musicals Betty Grable, who became his second wife.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
Treating this kind of team-wide malaise doesn’t necessarily mean culling the entire team, or even squiring off its oldest players with a testimonial and a watch.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021
So is squiring musician Grimes to the Met Gala.
From The Verge ● May 8, 2021
Riskin had a different set of romantic problems - if squiring Loretta Young and other actresses to nightclubs and turning down Carole Lombard’s marriage proposal could be called problems.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
Bob Martin headed the procession, Ruth at his side, and the stout widower concluded it, squiring a rather heavy-footed Mrs. Martin.
From The Innocent Adventuress by Bradley, Mary Hastings
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