Meanings
- uncountableThe realm or sphere of demireps.
April 16, 1839, Thomas Carlyle, letter to John Carlyle I do not see well what good I can get by meeting him much, or Lady B. and demirepdom, though I should not object to see it once, and then oftener if agreeable.
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The golden age of demirepdom in England may be said to have extended from the accession of Charles II to that of George III.
1907, William Henry Craig, Life of Lord Chesterfield
Origin
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