plural squires
1
: a young man in the Middle Ages who helped a knight before eventually becoming a knight himself
2
: a man in the past in England who owned most of the land in a village or district in the country
3
British, informal + old-fashioned
—used to address a man whose name is unknown
"Where to, squire?" asked the taxi driver.
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/squire. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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