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squireling

American  
[skwahyuhr-ling] / ˈskwaɪər lɪŋ /

noun

  1. a landowner of a small estate.

  2. a petty squire.

Etymology

Origin of squireling

First recorded in 1675–85; squire + -ling 1

Example Sentences

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No, that was for some lucky one of her own class and state, not for a simple squireling like me.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

She walked the village like a queen, and no Fen farmer or squireling ventured to jest with her. 

From More Pages from a Journal by Rutherford, Mark

Jacob initiated the squireling into the mysteries of Paris and Rome, of Naples and Munich, whither he was about to proceed.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

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