squire

     

In feual or medieval times a squire was a man-at-arms in the service of a knight, often as his apprentice. In later centuries, the term's meaning shifted. Squires are often known in current day as wealthy landowning people in rural England.

Trivia about squire

  • In days of olde, it was the training level between page & knight
  • The benevolent Mr. Allworthy & the crude Mr. Western have this title given to English country gentlemen
  • Serious military training as a knight began when a page became one of these in his teens

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