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squire

[skwahyuhr] / skwaɪər /




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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

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

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

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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