squire

Possessives

• son: Our village birthrate's falling and no wonder we have fears The squire's son has been away for five and twenty years.
• house: Burton Court Burton Court is a typical squire's house built on the site of an ancient British Camp.
• pew: Despite much rebuilding in 1850, the box pews, two-decker pulpit and squire's pew were retained.

Preposition: of

• past: Such was the love of the peasantry for the Welsh squire of the past.

Converse of object

• say: Dance, " said the squire, " you are a very noble fellow.
• see: She would sent her grandson up to the big house to see the squire.
• become: He sailed for Ireland, here he became a country squire on his Wantage estate.
• have: The second kingdom had 20 knights, and each knight had 10 squires.
• marry: Sarah Ann Pigott who married the squire and inherited the Manor House.
• neighbor: When Pamela is spirited away to a remote country estate where she is kept prisoner, the neighboring squire will not give her refuge.

Adjective modifier

• Welsh: Such was the love of the peasantry for the Welsh squire of the past.
• local: The local squire has been murdered by a thief in search of the squire's hoard of gold coins.
• young: Arrived at Woodford, the young squire 's abode, I found no little difficulty in obtaining admission to his presence.
• old: I do wonder, sometimes, just what the old squire Would have thought, were he here to see how things have changed.
• English: Had I drawn the " decent English squire " you describe, I agree the cartoon would have been rather deplorable.
• faithful: He went, in his boat, this time accompanied by a faithful squire, down the stream.

Noun used with modifier

• country: He sailed for Ireland, here he became a country squire on his Wantage estate.
• sporting: Early in the morning the sporting squire is ready for pleasure.
• village: Mr Watts, who was the village squire, was highly esteemed; not only in North Bucks, throughout the country generally.
• century: During his life he remained a staunch conservative and had, it is said, the outlook of an 18th century squire.