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squireling

squireling noun: a minor squire.

Noun

squireling (plural squirelings)

  1. A minor squire.
    • Our ponderous squire will give
      A grand political dinner
      To half the squirelings near1855, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page)”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part MAUD

Forms of squireling

pluralsquirelings

Origin of squireling

From squire + -ling.

Questions about squireling

What does squireling mean?
Squireling means a minor squire.
What part of speech is squireling?
Squireling is a noun.
What is the plural of squireling?
The plural of squireling is squirelings.

Words near squireling in the dictionary

  1. squirehoods
  2. squireless
  3. squirelet
  4. squirelets
  5. squirelike
  6. squireling
  7. squirelings
  8. squirely
  9. squires
  10. Squires Gate
  11. Squireses

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