squiredom

[ skwahyuh r-duh m ]

/ ˈskwaɪər dəm /

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noun

the squirearchy.

the position or status of a squire.

Nearby words

squirarchy, squircle, squire, squirearch, squirearchy, squiredom, squireen, squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel

Origin of squiredom

First recorded in 1640–50; squire + -dom

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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