Euclid — "Of quadrilateral figures, a square is that which is both equilateral and right-a…"

Of quadrilateral figures, a square is that which is both equilateral and right-angled; an oblong that which is right-angled but not equilateral; a rhombus that which is equilateral but not right-angled; and a rhomboid that which has its opposite sides and angles equal to one another but is neither equilateral nor right-angled. And let all other quadrilaterals besides these be called trapezia.
Euclid — Euclid Ancient · Father of geometry

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From 'Elements', Book I, Definition 23 (often summarized, this is the full definition)

Date: c. 300 BCE

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