squierie

== Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French escuierie, esquierie; equivalent to squier +‎ -ie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌskwiː(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /ˈskwiː(ə)riː(ə)/ === Noun === squierie (plural squieries) A group of squires. a. 1500, The Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (The Tale of Ralph the Collier): Squires as a social class. ==== Descendants ==== English: squiry === References === “squierī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Squiry”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 751, column 1.