Squirehood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Squirehood is a noun meaning The rank or state of a squire; squireship.
Meaning
The rank or state of a squire; squireship.
Example Sentences
November 18, 1721, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to the King at Arms I am not yet qualified to keep a greyhound. If this should be the test of squirehood, it will go hard with a great number of my fraternity, as well as myself, who must all be unsquired, because a greyhound will not be allowed to keep us company
Word Forms
- squirehoods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include squireship, squiredom, squire, esquire, squirearch, squirearchy.
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