Ahhhhh, A lass here is my current proposed list of names for our Croquet tr=
ibe.
My favorite by far is Chicagoland Croquet Squirearchy of Gentlefolk. It jus=
t
makes you want to bow to the stick.
Some of the words actually have meaning. I included definitions at the bott=
om.
I just know you all are dying to know what "squirearchy" means.

-erik 'the hammer' maldre

Chicagoland Croquet Big Wigs

The BigWigs of Chicagoland Croquet

Bona Fide Chicagoland Croquet Posse

Chicagoland Croquet Regime of Macaronifolk

Chicagoland Croquet Squirearchy of Gentlefolk

Chicagoland Croquet Magnate Grandee

Chicagoland Zollverein of Croquet

Chicagoland Croquet Cahoot

Chicagoland Croquet BigWig Alliance

Cahooted Chicagoland Croquet League

Chicagoland Croquet Moral Kiosk

Chicagoland Croquet Establishment

Union of Chicagoland Crouqet Kinfolk

Colleagueship of Chicagoland Crouquet Associates

Chicagoland Croquet Common Cause

Chicagoland Croquet Rally Round

Chicagoland Crouqet Finger in Pie Gentlefolk

1-faction
2-horde
3-posse
4-phalanx
5-solidarity
6-cahoot
7-alliance
8-verein
9-bund
10-zollverein
11-junto
12-macaroni
13-regime
14-gran·dee
15-squirearchy
16-pantisocracy
17-esquire
18-bigwig
19-magnate
20-optimacy
21-bona fide

1-fac·tion (fkshn)
n.
1. A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as =
if
they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in =
an
otherwise fictional rendition.
2. A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.


2-horde (hôrd, hrd)
n.
1. A large group or crowd; a swarm: a horde of mosquitoes. See Synonyms at =

crowd1.
2.
a. A nomadic Mongol tribe.
b. A nomadic tribe or group.
[Ultimately (via Polish horda), from North-Western Turkic ordï, residence, =

court from Old Turkic ordu.]

3-pos·se (ps)
n.
1. A group of people summoned by a sheriff to aid in law enforcement.
2. A search party.
3. A gang involved in crimes such as running guns and illegal narcotics
trafficking.
4. Slang. A group of friends or associates.
[Short for Medieval Latin posse comitts : Medieval Latin posse, power, body=
of
men (from Latin, to be able. See potent) + comitts, genitive of comittus,
county.]

4-pha·lanx (flngks, flngks)
n. pl. pha·lanx·es or pha·lan·ges (f-lnjz, f-)
1. A compact or close-knit body of people: "formed a solid phalanx in defen=
se
of the Constitution and Protestant religion" (G.M. Trevelyan).
2. A formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears,
developed by Philip II of Macedon and used by Alexander the Great.
3. pl. phalanges Anatomy. A bone of a finger or toe. Also called phalange.
4. See phalanstery.
[Latin phalanx, phalang-, from Greek.]

5-sol·i·dar·i·ty (sl-dr-t)
n.
A union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group;
fellowship of responsibilities and interests: "A downtrodden class... will =

never be able to make an effective protest until it achieves solidarity" (H=
.G.
Wells).
[French solidarité, from solidaire, interdependent, from Old French, in
common, from Latin solidus, solid, whole. See solid.]

6-cahoot \Ca*hoot"\, n. [Perhaps fr. f. cohorte a company or band.] Partner=
ship;
as, to go in cahoot with a person. [Slang, southwestern U. S.]

7-al·li·ance (-lns)
n.
1.
a. A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common=

interests or causes: an alliance of labor unions opposing the bill.
b. A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an
international treaty of friendship.
2. A connection based on kinship, marriage, or common interest; a bond or t=
ie:
the shifting alliances within a large family.
3. Close similarity in nature or type; affinity: the ancient alliance betwe=
en
mathematics and music.
4. The act of becoming allied or the condition of being allied: the church,=

acting in alliance with community groups.
[Middle English, from Old French aliance, from alier, to ally. See ally.]

8-verein \Ver*ein"\, n. [G.] A union, association, or society; -- used in n=
ames
of German organizations.

9-bund2 (bnd, bnd)
n.
1. An association, especially a political association.
2. often Bund A pro-Nazi German-American organization of the 1930s.
3. often Bund A European Jewish socialist movement founded in Russia in
1897.
[German, from Middle High German bunt. See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.]=


10-zollverein \Zoll"ve*rein`\, n. [G., from zoll duty + verein union.] Lite=
rally, a
customs union; specifically, applied to the several customs unions
successively formed under the leadership of Prussia among certain German
states for establishing liberty of commerce among themselves and common
tariff on imports, exports, and transit.

Note: In 1834 a zollverein was established which included most of the
principal German states except Austria. This was terminated by the events o=
f
1866, and in 1867 a more closely organized union was formed, the
administration of which was ultimately merged in that of the new German
empire, with which it nearly corresponds territorially.

11-jun·to (jnt)
n. pl. jun·tos
A small, usually secret group united for a common interest.

12-mac·a·ro·ni (mk-rn)
n.
1. pl. macaroni Pasta in any of various hollow shapes, especially short cur=
ved
tubes.
2. pl. macaroni or mac·a·ro·nies
a. A well-traveled young Englishman of the 18th and 19th centuries who
affected foreign customs and manners.
b. A fop.

13-re·gime also ré·gime (r-zhm, r-)
n.
1.
a. A form of government: a fascist regime.
b. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime.
2. A prevailing social system or pattern.
3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.
4. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.
[French régime, from Old French, from Latin regimen, from regere, to rule. =
See
reg- in Indo-European Roots.]

14-gran·dee (grn-d)
n.
1.
a. A nobleman of the highest rank in Spain or Portugal.
b. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
2. A person of eminence or high rank.
[Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, great.]

15-squire·ar·chy or squir·ar·chy (skwrärk)
n. pl. squire·ar·chies
The landed gentry considered as a group or class.

16-pantisocracy \Pan`ti*soc"ra*cy\, n. [Panto- + Gr. ? equal + ? to rule.] =
A
Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by=

Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days.

17-es·quire (skwr, -skwr)
n.
1. A man or boy who is a member of the gentry in England ranking directly
below a knight.
2. Abbr. Esq. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especia=
lly
after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John D=
oe,
Esq.
3. In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an =

attendant and a shield bearer.
4. Archaic. An English country gentleman; a squire.
[Middle English esquier, from Old French escuier, from Late Latin sctrius, =

shield bearer, from Latin sctum, shield. See skei- in Indo-European Roots.]=


18-big·wig (bgwg)
n. Slang
A very important person.

19-mag·nate (mgnt, -nt)
n.
A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry: an oi=
l
magnate.
[From Middle English magnates, magnates, from Late Latin magnts, pl. of
magns, magnate, from Latin magnus, great. See meg- in Indo-European Roots.]=


20-optimacy \Op"ti*ma*cy\, n. [Cf. F. optimatie. See Optimate.]
1. Government by the nobility. [R.] --Howell.
2. Collectively, the nobility. [R.]

21-bo·na fide (bn fd, fd, bn)
adj.
1. Made or carried out in good faith; sincere: a bona fide offer.
2. Authentic; genuine: a bona fide Rembrandt. See Synonyms at authentic.
[Latin bon fid : bon, feminine ablative of bonus, good + fid, ablative of f=
ids,
faith.]