squirearchy
squirearchy · squirearchies
The landowning gentryThe landowning gentry.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)The landowning gentry.
More definitions
- the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From squire + -archy.From squire + -archy.
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Forms
plural: squirearchiesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the gentry who own land (considered as a class):landed gentry
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsquirearchal
See also
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