squire of dames

noun

A man who devotes himself to the ladies; a lady's man.

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Meanings

nounsquire of dames (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lady's man

Origin

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

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squire of dames. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squire%20of%20dames

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