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stalko

stalko noun: a poor person who pretends to be of grand ancestry.

Noun

stalko (plural stalkos or stalkoes)

  1. (obsolete) A poor person who pretends to be of grand ancestry.
    • Soft Simon had reduced himself to the lowest class of Stalkos, or walking gentlemen, as they are termed; men who have nothing to do, and no fortune to support them, but who style themselves esquire; and who […] are jealous of that title, and of their claims to family antiquity.1805, Maria Edgeworth, Popular Tales, volume 2, page 148

Forms of stalko

pluralstalkos
pluralstalkoes

Questions about stalko

What does stalko mean?
Stalko means a poor person who pretends to be of grand ancestry.
What part of speech is stalko?
Stalko is a noun.
What is the plural of stalko?
The plural of stalko is stalkos.

Words near stalko in the dictionary

  1. stalkless
  2. stalklessness
  3. stalklet
  4. stalklets
  5. stalklike
  6. stalko
  7. stalkoes
  8. stalkos
  9. stalks
  10. stalkumentaries
  11. stalkumentary

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