- squirearchies
- 'squire·ar·chy || 'skwaɪərÉ‘Ëkɪ n. squirarchy, main rural landowners as a group, class of landed proprietors; gentry of a country (in a collective manner)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
squirearchies
Look at other dictionaries:
squirearchy — squirearchal, squirearchical, adj. /skwuyeur ahr kee/, n., pl. squirearchies. 1. the collective body of squires or landed gentry of a country. 2. the social, economic, and political class formed by the landed gentry. Also, squirarchy. [1795 1805; … Universalium
squirearchy — [ skwʌɪəˌrα:ki] noun (plural squirearchies) landowners collectively. Derivatives squirearch noun squirearchical adjective Origin C18: from squire, on the pattern of words such as hierarchy … English new terms dictionary
squirearchy — /ˈskwaɪəraki/ (say skwuyuhrahkee) noun (plural squirearchies) 1. the class of squires collectively. 2. rule or government by a squire or squires. Also, squirarchy. {squire + archy} …
