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squirearchal

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squire⋅ar⋅chy

[skwahyuhr-ahr-kee]
–noun, plural -chies.
1. the collective body of squires or landed gentry of a country.
2. the social, economic, and political class formed by the landed gentry.


Origin:
1795–1805; squire + -archy


squire⋅ar⋅chal, squire⋅ar⋅chi⋅cal, adjective
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