squireen
[ skwahy-reen ]
/ skwaɪˈrin /
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noun Chiefly Irish English.
the landowner of a small estate; a squire of a small domain.
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Origin of squireen
Words nearby squireen
squircle, squire, squirearch, squirearchy, squiredom, squireen, squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away
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British Dictionary definitions for squireen
squireen
squireling (ˈskwaɪəlɪŋ)
/ (skwaɪˈriːn) /
noun
rare a petty squire
Word Origin for squireen
C19: from squire + -een, Anglo-Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín
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