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/skwuyeur"ling/, n.1. a landowner of a small estate.2. a petty squire.[1675-85; SQUIRE + -LING1]
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squireling
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squireling — squire ling ( l[i^]ng), n. A petty squire. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squireling — squire·ling … English syllables
squireling — /ˈskwaɪəlɪŋ/ (say skwuyuhling) noun a petty squire. {squire + ling1} …
squireling — liŋ noun ( s) : a young or petty squire … Useful english dictionary
squire — n. & v. n. 1 a country gentleman, esp. the chief landowner in a country district. 2 hist. a knight s attendant. 3 Brit. colloq. a jocular form of address to a man. 4 US a magistrate or lawyer. 5 Austral. a young snapper fish. v.tr. (of a man)… … Useful english dictionary
