The realm, condition, or collective body of esquires; the social world or status associated with being an esquire.
Formed from esquire plus the English suffix -dom, which indicates a realm, domain, or state (like kingdom, Christendom). Echoes medieval hierarchical thinking.
The suffix -dom lets us create a whole imaginary kingdom of esquires—it's the same pattern that gave us Christendom and kingdom, showing how English builds entire worlds from ranks and titles!
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