Definition of squirearchy in English:

squirearchy

nounPlural squirearchies ˈskwʌɪəˌrɑːkiˈskwaɪ(ə)ˌrɑrki

Landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence.
地主阶层，乡绅阶层
Example sentencesExamples
- Coming from the lower reaches of the squirearchy herself, but having married an enormous fortune, she did not so much aim to entertain the very rich and very grand, but instead sought the company of intellectuals.
- They left the British Isles, a place that had a Parliament that was ruled by the squirearchy - people who had enough money to ensure they had the time and ability to be in Parliament.
- His father Lord Harvington was regarded as a member of the squirearchy, the former backbone of the Tory party - for which politics was a public duty rather than a career.
- Against this, Disraeli wanted to make the Tories into a ‘national party’, representing all classes rather than just the bloated squirearchy.
- The class of small thegns had broadened into a rural squirearchy, and Domesday Book shows that in 1066 England contained hundreds of manorial lords.

Origin

Late 18th century: from squire, on the pattern of words such as hierarchy.

Definition of squirearchy in US English:

squirearchy

nounˈskwī(ə)ˌrärkēˈskwaɪ(ə)ˌrɑrki

Landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence.
地主阶层，乡绅阶层
Example sentencesExamples
- Coming from the lower reaches of the squirearchy herself, but having married an enormous fortune, she did not so much aim to entertain the very rich and very grand, but instead sought the company of intellectuals.
- Against this, Disraeli wanted to make the Tories into a ‘national party’, representing all classes rather than just the bloated squirearchy.
- The class of small thegns had broadened into a rural squirearchy, and Domesday Book shows that in 1066 England contained hundreds of manorial lords.
- His father Lord Harvington was regarded as a member of the squirearchy, the former backbone of the Tory party - for which politics was a public duty rather than a career.
- They left the British Isles, a place that had a Parliament that was ruled by the squirearchy - people who had enough money to ensure they had the time and ability to be in Parliament.

Origin

Late 18th century: from squire, on the pattern of words such as hierarchy.

单词	squirearchy
释义	Definition of squirearchy in English: squirearchy nounPlural squirearchies ˈskwʌɪəˌrɑːkiˈskwaɪ(ə)ˌrɑrki Landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence. 地主阶层，乡绅阶层 Example sentencesExamples Coming from the lower reaches of the squirearchy herself, but having married an enormous fortune, she did not so much aim to entertain the very rich and very grand, but instead sought the company of intellectuals. They left the British Isles, a place that had a Parliament that was ruled by the squirearchy - people who had enough money to ensure they had the time and ability to be in Parliament. His father Lord Harvington was regarded as a member of the squirearchy, the former backbone of the Tory party - for which politics was a public duty rather than a career. Against this, Disraeli wanted to make the Tories into a ‘national party’, representing all classes rather than just the bloated squirearchy. The class of small thegns had broadened into a rural squirearchy, and Domesday Book shows that in 1066 England contained hundreds of manorial lords. Origin Late 18th century: from squire, on the pattern of words such as hierarchy. Definition of squirearchy in US English: squirearchy nounˈskwī(ə)ˌrärkēˈskwaɪ(ə)ˌrɑrki Landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence. 地主阶层，乡绅阶层 Example sentencesExamples Coming from the lower reaches of the squirearchy herself, but having married an enormous fortune, she did not so much aim to entertain the very rich and very grand, but instead sought the company of intellectuals. Against this, Disraeli wanted to make the Tories into a ‘national party’, representing all classes rather than just the bloated squirearchy. The class of small thegns had broadened into a rural squirearchy, and Domesday Book shows that in 1066 England contained hundreds of manorial lords. His father Lord Harvington was regarded as a member of the squirearchy, the former backbone of the Tory party - for which politics was a public duty rather than a career. They left the British Isles, a place that had a Parliament that was ruled by the squirearchy - people who had enough money to ensure they had the time and ability to be in Parliament. Origin Late 18th century: from squire, on the pattern of words such as hierarchy.
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