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单词 squiredom
释义

squiredom

[ skwahyuhr-duhm ]
/ ˈskwaɪər dəm /

noun

the squirearchy.
the position or status of a squire.

Origin of squiredom

First recorded in 1640–50; squire + -dom

Words nearby squiredom

squirarchy, squircle, squire, squirearch, squirearchy, squiredom, squireen, squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel
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Example sentences from the Web for squiredom

  • Mr. Fortescue, a tall, powerfully-built specimen of English squiredom, shrugged his shoulders unseen by his wife.

    Dorothy's Double|G. A. Henty
  • The Squiredom of Ireland was the favourite profession of busy idleness, worthless activity, and festive folly.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 424, February 1851|Various
  • It appealed also to that sense of common human life, which is the fine flower of squiredom.

    The Honour of the Clintons|Archibald Marshall
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