Squireen

Übersetzung von "squireen" ins Russisch

Substantiv

/ˈskwaɪə.riːn/

/ˈskwaɪr.in/

squireen

squireens Pl.

мелкий помещик

The squireen was known for his modest estate and simple lifestyle.

Мелкий помещик был известен своим скромным имением и простым образом жизни.

Substantiv

/ˈskwaɪə.riːn/

/ˈskwaɪr.in/

Chiefly Irish, historical, often derogatory. A minor landed proprietor or petty country gentleman, typically of limited means and local influence.

In nineteenth-century Munster the local squireen owned barely enough acres to call himself a gentleman.

Derogatory. A self-important or pretentious man of humble resources; an upstart.

He carried himself like a lord, but everyone knew he was only a squireen at heart.

Adjektiv

/ˈskwaɪə.riːn/

/ˈskwaɪr.in/

Attributive. Relating to or characteristic of a petty country gentleman or his social class.

They clung to their squireen values long after the big landlords had disappeared.