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squirearch, n. (and a.)|ˈskwaɪərɑːk|
[Back-formation from squirearchy1, after monarch, etc.]
A member of the squirearchy; a squire as a local magnate.
1831Lytton E. Aram ii. ii, The wealthier but less honoured squirearchs of the county. 1848― Caxtons i. ii. ix, The proudest of the neighbouring squirearchs always spoke of us as a very ancient family. 1893Meredith Lord Ormont ii, Aldermen not at the feast, squirearchs not in the saddle.
b. adj. Squirearchal. rare.
1893Temple Bar Mag. XCVII. 244 Portly and squirearch was her spouse. |