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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Origin of Englishry

1250–1300; late Middle English Englisherie<Anglo-French Englescherie, equivalent to Middle English EnglischEnglish + Anglo-French -erie-ery

Words nearby Englishry

English muffin, English pea, English plantain, English red, English Revolution, Englishry, English saddle, English self, English sennit, English setter, English sheepdog

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How to use Englishry in a sentence

Everything Saxon was vile, and the word 'Englishry' implied as much contempt and scorn as the word 'Irishry' in a later age.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin
A rumour spread over the whole island that, on the ninth of December, there would be a general massacre of the Englishry.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The fugitive Englishry found in England warm sympathy and munificent relief.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
While there remained any doubt about the issue of the conflict between the Englishry and the Irishry, he had stood aloof.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

But the war cry of the Irishry had scarcely died away when the first faint murmurs of the Englishry began to be heard.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for Englishry

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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