applesquire
applesquire is the alternative form of apple-squire.
Meaning of apple-squire
Noun
apple-squire (plural apple-squires)
- A male servant of a prostitute.
- With all my heart, Ile be legitimate and ſilent as an apple-ſquire, Ile ſee nothing, and ſay nothing.c. 1597, Ben. Jonson, A Pleasant Comedy, Called: The Case is Alterd. […], London: […] [Nicholas Okes] for Bartholomew Sutton, and William Barrenger, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]
- and (archaic) A male companion of a woman of ill-repute; spec. (a) the servant or personal attendant of a prostitute (or a woman regarded as unchaste or promiscuous); (b) a ‘kept’ man, a gigolo; (c) a pimp.
Forms of applesquire
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Questions about applesquire
- What is applesquire the alternative form of?
- Applesquire is the alternative form of apple-squire.
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