29 December 2018

squirearchy
or squir·ar·chy

[skwahyuh r-ahr-kee]

noun, plural squire·ar·chies.

the collective body of squires or landed gentry of a country.
the social, economic, and political class formed by the landed gentry.

Origin of squirearchy

First recorded in 1795–1805; squire + -archy

Related forms

squire·ar·chal, squire·ar·chi·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for squirearchy

Historical Examples

Not, indeed, that the squirearchy then present were at all disposed to regret Maitland’s absence.
Tony Butler
Charles James Lever

But the baronage or squirearchy of the country were of another mind.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
Various

But the Baronage or Squirearchy of the country were of another mind.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)
Thomas Carlyle

This lowly lad fought the forces of “Squirearchy and Hierarchy.”
The War After the War
Isaac Frederick Marcosson

Such was more or less the universal humor in the squirearchy of Brandenburg; not of good omen to Burggraf Friedrich.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
Various

Today’s quote

We have a legal and moral obligation to protect people fleeing bombs, bullets and tyrants, and throughout history those people have enriched our society.

—Juliet Stevenson

On this day

29 December – the fifth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).

29 December 1890 – Massacre at Wounded Knee. The last battle of the American Indian Wars was fought at Wounded Knee Creek, on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian reservation, South Dakota. The US 7th Cavalry Regiment opened fire on the Reservation, massacring around 300 people, including 200 women and children, and wounding 51. Twenty-five US soldiers died, most from friendly fire.

29 December 1998 – Six people die in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as huge waves swamp the vessels during the 1167km race.

29 December 1998 – Former Khmer Rouge leaders apologise for the Pol Pot led genocide in Kampuchea (now known as Cambodia), which killed 1 million people between 1975 and 1979.