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I render thee in making thee acquainted with so renowned and honoured a knight, but I do desire thy thanks for the acquaintance thou wilt make with the famous Sancho Panza, his squire, in whom, to my thinking, I have given thee condensed all the squirely drolleries that are scattered through the swarm of the vain books of chivalry.

—The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete

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Befitting or characteristic of a squire. One very fit for this squirely function. Shelton, tr. of Don Quixote, i. 4. (Latham.) How could that oligarchy [the Southern States of the United States], with its squirely tastes, its free wasteful outdoor life, its love of landed property, and its contempt for manual labour, become a trading community? The Academy, July 20, 1889, p. 32.

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Of course, the definition of "gambling" is pretty squirely.
Steps out of the timorous squirely band, — The Poems of Schiller — Third period
I render thee in making thee acquainted with so renowned and honoured a knight, but I do desire thy thanks for the acquaintance thou wilt make with the famous Sancho Panza, his squire, in whom, to my thinking, I have given thee condensed all the squirely drolleries that are scattered through the swarm of the vain books of chivalry. — Don Quixote
Of my own I say nothing, as they will not go beyond squirely limits, though I make bold to say that, if it be the practice in chivalry to write the achievements of squires, I think mine must not be left out. " — Don Quixote
"I hesitate," said Don Quixote, "because it is not lawful for me to draw sword against persons of squirely condition; but call my squire Sancho to me; for this defence and vengeance are his affair and business." — Don Quixote