A system of governance or social organization based on the rank and authority of esquires or landed gentry.
Formed in English by combining esquire with the Greek suffix -archy (rule or government). This is a rare historical term describing feudal or noble hierarchies in medieval Europe.
This wonderfully obscure word captures the entire medieval social pyramid—where a person's access to land and a squire's service determined whether you ruled or were ruled!
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