Acreocracy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /eɪkəˈɹɒkɹəsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acreocracy is a noun meaning Important landowners, considered as a class.
Meaning
Important landowners, considered as a class.
More Meanings
- The land owned by such people.
Example Sentences
The Acre-ocracy of England: A list of all owners of three thousand acres and upwards.
This acreocracy, like all Welsh social groups, was deeply riven with profound internal divisions.
We'd been two years on our Pedernales acreocracy, not far from Fredericksburg, when our neighbor had two horses stolen in broad daylight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include estatesman, land, gafolgelder, yeomanry, lande, yeoman.
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