Definition of "squires" [squires]

• Plural form of squire. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squire. (verb)

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• "’” “Verily, ” said the emperor, “he said truth, for he called the squires the bridge, that should have ridden before you, and assayed the deepness of the water."
• ""Verily," said the emperor, "he said truth, for he called the squires the bridge, that should have ridden before you, and assayed the deepness of the water.""
• "Delaware, like some other states, allows fees to constables and to the "squires" -- Justices of the Peace they would be elsewhere -- for arrests, and it is a common practice to advertise for fruit pickers, then arrest them as tramps when they come, and the next day release them on condition that they will leave the county at once -- and leave the trap open for the next comer."