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Meaning of Squirehood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The rank or state of a squire; squireship.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الإقطاعية

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

squirelet squireling Squires Squires Gate squireship squiress

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