单词 | squirage |
释义 | squiragen. The body of country squires; a book containing a list or account of these. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > squire or laird > country squire > body of squirage1837 1837 J. Sinclair Life Sir J. Sinclair I. 187 Some one asked Mr. Bosville whether he intended purchasing ‘the new Baronetage?’—‘No,’ replied the humourist, ‘I am waiting till the Squirage comes out’. 1872 A. De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes 46 The old French aristocracy would have been as prosperous at this moment as the English peerage and squireage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1837 |
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