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squirage|ˈskwaɪərɪdʒ|
Also squireage.
[f. squire n. + -age.]
The body of country squires; a book containing a list or account of these.
1837J. Sinclair Life Sir J. Sinclair I. 187 Some one asked Mr. Bosville whether he intended purchasing ‘the new Baronetage?’—‘No,’ replied the humourist, ‘I am waiting till the Squirage comes out’. 1872De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes 46 The old French aristocracy would have been as prosperous at this moment as the English peerage and squireage. |