English
squiredom
From squire + -dom.
Formed from squire + -dom
Latin scūtum ‘shield’
Latin scūtārius ‘shield-bearer’
Old French escuier
Middle English esquire
English squire
Today it means
noun The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “squiredom”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / squiredom