squireen
the landowner of a small estate; a squire of a small domain.
Origin of squireen
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How to use squireen in a sentence
But the honest, well-to-do farmer had at once too much pride and sagacity to sink into the squireen.
Bits of Blarney | R. Shelton Mackenziesquireen′, a gentleman farmer, one almost a squire; Squire′hood, the state or rank of a squire—also Squire′ship.
Since his marriage there was a great change in the rubicund squireen.
The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas BrownHe had been christened Edmund, and he was a squireen of the Tipperary village of Knockbrit.
Superwomen | Albert Payson TerhuneThe class of squireen is nearly extinct: 'Joy be with them.'
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for squireen
squireling (ˈskwaɪəlɪŋ)
/ (skwaɪˈriːn) /
rare a petty squire
Origin of squireen
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