squireen

[ skwahy-reen ]

nounChiefly Irish English.
  1. the landowner of a small estate; a squire of a small domain.

Origin of squireen

1
1800–10; squire + -een diminutive suffix <Irish -ín

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British Dictionary definitions for squireen

squireen

squireling (ˈskwaɪəlɪŋ)

/ (skwaɪˈriːn) /


noun
  1. rare a petty squire

Origin of squireen

1
C19: from squire + -een, Anglo-Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín

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