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electorship|ɪˈlɛktəʃɪp| [f. elector + -ship.] 1. The state or dignity, or the dominions, of a German Elector.
1624Aphor. State in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) III. 501 Revoke the electorship from the Duke of Bavaria. 1678Wanley Wond. Lit. World v. i. §102 The King..of Bohemia..is proscribed and put out of his Electorship. 1762tr. Busching's Syst. Geog. V. 632 Neumark remained still to the electorship. 2. The state or condition a. of a voter; b. of a member of the (U.S.) Electoral College.
1870Daily News 16 Feb., If appearances are any test of electorship, there were not a score of voters amongst them. 1871Freeman Hist. Ess. Ser. i. xii. 393 Candidate for the electorship of the President. |