squiredom
[ skwahyuh r-duh m ]
/ ˈskwaɪər dəm /
noun
the squirearchy.
the position or status of a squire.
QUIZZES
DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
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. HentyThe Squiredom of Ireland was the favourite profession of busy idleness, worthless activity, and festive folly.
It appealed also to that sense of common human life, which is the fine flower of squiredom.
The Honour of the Clintons|Archibald Marshall