country squire

collocation in English

meaningsofcountryandsquire

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country
noun
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri/us
/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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squire
noun[C]
uk
/skwaɪər/us
/skwaɪr/
in the past in England, a man who owned most of the land around ...
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(Definition ofcountryandsquirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I should like to say a word or two in defence of thecountrysquire.
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But it is thecountrysquireclass that is gradually disappearing in this country.
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However, today these men are becoming far more thecountrysquireand are willing to live in country houses outside town, and many of them are rapidly so doing.
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Instead, he enjoyed the life of acountrysquire, hunting and managing his estates.
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Kempe would entertain his clients and professional colleagues from his home enjoying the role of acountrysquire.
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He purchased the estate and the mansion and retired there as acountrysquirein 1727.
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He principally devoted himself to life as acountrysquire.
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He then lived the life of acountrysquirefor 12 years and raised a family with his third wife.
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He lives out his days as acountrysquire, and eventually retired.
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Huxley thought, and said, that the men who attended were as good as anycountrysquire.
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Most of them were plain country squires or soldiers, with judgment and balance and a sufficient amount of determination to carry through their convictions; and they did it.
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Reference has been made to country squires.
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They were drawn and decorated by country surveyors for the information and pleasure of country squires.
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Holmes once stated that his family were country squires, which means that the eldest brother would have to stay to manage the house.
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