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squire of dames

squire of dames noun: a man who devotes himself to the ladies; a lady's man.

Noun

squire of dames (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A man who devotes himself to the ladies; a lady's man.
    • Mr. Maynard has suddenly set up for a squire of dames. His romances have got up into his head, and he needs bleeding; so come with me.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Challenge”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 238

Origin of squire of dames

From a character in Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene (III.7.53).

Questions about squire of dames

What does squire of dames mean?
Squire of dames means a man who devotes himself to the ladies; a lady's man.
What part of speech is squire of dames?
Squire of dames is a noun.

Words near squire of dames in the dictionary

  1. squirarchy
  2. squircle
  3. squircles
  4. squircular
  5. squire
  6. squire of dames
  7. squireage
  8. squirearch
  9. squirearchal
  10. squirearchical
  11. squirearchies

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