county family

noun

In Britain and Ireland, a family of the landed gentry.

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Meanings

nouncounty family (plural county families)

plural county families

  1. IrelandUKIn Britain and Ireland, a family of the landed gentry.

    Walford's County Families (title)

    1880, Edward Walford, Walford's County Families, Chatto & Windus
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APA

county family. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20family

MLA

“county family.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20family. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “county family,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20family.

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