Englishry
[ ing-glish-ree or, often, -lish- ]
/ ˈɪŋ glɪʃ ri or, often, -lɪʃ- /
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noun
the fact of being English, especially by birth.
a population that is English or of English descent: the Englishry of Ireland.
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Englishry
/ (ˈɪŋɡlɪʃrɪ) /
noun rare
people of English descent, esp in Ireland
the fact or condition of being an Englishman or Englishwoman, esp by birth
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