Obs. Forms: 4–6 squierie (4 -ye), 5 sqyrie, Sc. squyary, 6 squyry. [ad. OF. escuierie, esquirie, etc., f. escuier SQUIRE sb.] Squires collectively; a body or set of squires.
c. 1327. Pol. Poems (Camden), 336. A new taille of squierie is nu in everi toun.
c. 1330. R. Brunne, Chron. Wace (Rolls), 2405. My fader [Lear] in elde dotes To halde swylk a squierye.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, XX. 320. With ane nobill cumpany Of knychtis and of squyary.
c. 1475. Rauf Coilȝear, 273. The King buskit him sone with scant of Squyary. Wachis and Wardroparis all war away.
1525. Ld. Berners, Froiss., II. clxxi. 503. It was nedefull for them within to make good defence, for against them was the floure of chyvalry and squyry.
