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squarson

squarson noun: a squire who is also the local rector.

Noun

squarson (plural squarsons)

  1. A squire who is also the local rector.
    • For centuries it was the custom for younger sons of the landed classes to become clergymen - and often to take over the parish - or parishes - on the family estate. It was not uncommon for such parsons to inherit the estate on the death of an older brother and so come to combine the role of squire...1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 186, The squarson
    • William Wynne, a poet and squarson1983, Prys Morgan, “The Hunt for the Welsh Past in the Romantic Period”, in The Invention of Tradition

Forms of squarson

pluralsquarsons

Origin of squarson

Blend of squire + parson

Questions about squarson

What does squarson mean?
Squarson means a squire who is also the local rector.
What part of speech is squarson?
Squarson is a noun.
What is the plural of squarson?
The plural of squarson is squarsons.

Words near squarson in the dictionary

  1. squarrosity
  2. squarrous
  3. squarrulose
  4. squarsh
  5. squarshes
  6. squarson
  7. squarsonage
  8. squarsonages
  9. squarsons
  10. squary
  11. squarylium

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