noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   A male servant of a prostitute. obsolete

   "With all my heart, Ile be legitimate and ſilent as an apple-ſquire, Ile ſee nothing, and ſay nothing."

2. 2
   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. rare

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"With all my heart, Ile be legitimate and ſilent as an apple-ſquire, Ile ſee nothing, and ſay nothing."

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