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Definition of Squirearchy
1. Noun. The gentry who own land (considered as a class).
Definition of Squirearchy
1. Noun. the land-owning gentry ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squirearchy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Squirearchy
Literary usage of Squirearchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lord Beaconsfield and Other Tory Memories by Thomas Edward Kebbel (1907)
"... Castle and the squirearchy—A Survival of Eighteenth-century Toryism—" Young
England "—A Visit to the Castle—In the Belvoir Kennels—The Duchess's Stories ..."
2. The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of Sir Egerton by Egerton Brydges (1834)
"... but well merited—Claim to Chandos barony raised envy—Author's unfitness to be
popular with the squirearchy—Kent has few peers among its residents—Lord ..."
3. Letters from the North of Italy: Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq. by William Stewart Rose (1819)
"... Treatment of Beasts by the Italians—Visit to LA BAT- TAGLIA— Visit to the
Castle of OBIZZO—Difference between the English and Italian squirearchy, fyc. ..."
4. Letters from the North of Italy: Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq. by William Stewart Rose (1819)
"... Treatment of Beasts by the Italians—Visit to LA BAT- TAGLIA—Visit to the Castle
of OBIZZO—Difference between the English and Italian squirearchy, %c. ..."
5. Noctes Ambrosianæ by John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, William Maginn, John Gibson Lockhart (1866)
"... who give themselves airs enough to turn the stomachs of the plain squirearchy
and their womankind, and render a visit to the Castle a perfect nuisance. ..."
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