squireen

[ skwahy-reen ]

noun

, Chiefly Irish English.

1. the landowner of a small estate; a squire of a small domain.

squireen

/ ˈskwaɪəlɪŋ; skwaɪˈriːn /

noun

1. rare.
   a petty squire

Word History and Origins

Origin of squireen¹

1800–10; squire + -een diminutive suffix < Irish -ín

Word History and Origins

Origin of squireen¹

C19: from squire + -een , Anglo-Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín

Example Sentences

But the honest, well-to-do farmer had at once too much pride and sagacity to sink into the Squireen.

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Squireen′, a gentleman farmer, one almost a squire; Squire′hood, the state or rank of a squire—also Squire′ship.

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Since his marriage there was a great change in the rubicund squireen.

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He had been christened Edmund, and he was a squireen of the Tipperary village of Knockbrit.

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The class of squireen is nearly extinct: 'Joy be with them.'

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