squirearchal

adjective

squire·​ar·​chal

¦skwīə¦rärkəl,

(ˈ)skwī¦rä-

variants or squirearchical

-ärkə̇kəl

or less commonly squirarchal

like squirearchal

: of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the squirearchy

that image of the right life which has evolved from the aristocratic, squirearchal, and higher official culture

—Edward Shils

Word History

Etymology

squirearchal, squirearchical from squirearchy + -al or -ical; squirarchal from squirarchy + -al

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