“The squire of the vast estate ensured the proper maintenance and management of the property.”

“A squire takes his fallen master's identity to joust in medieval combat.”

“During the period of squireship, the knight imparts his knowledge of combat law, technique, arms and armor to his squire.”

“During your squireship you are expected to make a name for yourself.”

“Robert had finally given up art and opted for country squireship.”

“He had been christened Edmund, and he was a squireen of the Tipperary village of Knockbrit.”

“Sometimes you can hardly distinguish a squireen from a half-sir or from a shoneen.”

“But the honest, well-to-do farmer had at once too much pride and sagacity to sink into the squireen.”

“The end of the period of squiredom is often celebrated with a feast organized by the family of the squire or by the Tutor Knight himself.”

“Mr. Fortescue, a tall, powerfully-built specimen of English squiredom, shrugged his shoulders unseen by his wife.”

“The squiredom of Ireland was the favourite profession of busy idleness, worthless activity, and festive folly.”

“She walked the village like a queen, and no Fen farmer or squireling ventured to jest with her.”

“The squire of the vast estate ensured the proper maintenance and management of the property.”

“A squire takes his fallen master's identity to joust in medieval combat.”

“As in 1662 the Anglican squirearchy would permit no weakening of the hierarchical and episcopalian structure of the Church.”

“A very large number of old mansions, belonging to the squirearchy of Elizabethan days, remain.”

“The squirearchy of that age cared no more for literary fame than the Roman aristocracy did for a poet or an actor.”

“For many years a combination of rural squirearchies and business interests held tight control of most state capitols.”

“The justices of the court included both elite magnates and lesser squireens.”

“Farming their holdings of 1 to 100 holds most of them were no more than squireens.”

“You are talking like narrow-minded, ignorant little squireens.”