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squiralty|ˈskwaɪərəltɪ|
Also squirealty.
[f. squiral a. + -ty.]
a. The existence of squires as an institution.
b. The body or class of squires.
c. The position or status of a squire.
c1856Denham Tracts (Folk Lore Soc.) I. 332 It seems to have referred to the golden age of squirealty. 1886Ruskin Præterita I. xi. 351 As a rule, the best of her [i.e. England's] squirealty passed necessarily through Christ Church. 1888P. Cushing Blacksmith of Voe I. v. 144 It..went with the hall, and the crest,..and other notes of squiralty. |