squiralty

noun
/ˈskwaɪɹəlti/

Etymology

From squire + -al + -ty.

  1. derived from scūtārius — “shield-bearer
  2. derived from escuier
  3. derived from esquire
  4. suffixed as squiralty — “squire + al + ty

Definitions

  1. The land-owning gentry

    The land-owning gentry; the squirearchy.

    • that such weight and influence be put thereby into the hands of the squiralty of my kingdom

The neighborhood

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