squiralty

noun

squiralty

noun

/ˈskwaɪɹəlti/

Etymology From squire + -al + -ty.

1

Historical, Usually The land-owning gentry; the squirearchy.

  • that such weight and influence be put thereby into the hands of the squiralty of my kingdom1759–1767, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume (please specify |volume=I to IX), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […]:

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