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aldermanic, a.|ɔːldəˈmænɪk|
[f. alderman + -ic; in imitation of words of Fr., L., or Gr. origin in -ic, as German-ic. The native adj. is aldermanly.]
Of, pertaining to, or like an alderman: a. (municipal.)
1770Wilkes Corr. (1805) IV. 32 For fear of growing more dull than usual in this thick aldermanic air. 1799Southey Nondescr. vi. Wks. III. 72 Aldermanic bliss. 1819Shelley Pet. Bell Wks. 1839, 240 Lunches and snacks so aldermanic. 1837Lockhart Scott IV. xli. 166 The feast was..gorgeous; an aldermanic display of turtle and venison. 1870Hawthorne Eng. Note-Bks. (1879) II. 19 Quite as dull in their aldermanic way. 1878M. Hay Under the Will I. 47 The aldermanic luxury of turtle soup. 1882F. Buckland Jottings Anim. Life 255 A good plump seal or an aldermanic walrus.
b. (Old English.) Also ealdormanic.
1861Pearson E. & Mid. Ages Eng. 173 Probably in most shires there were several families of ealdormanic rank, from whom the holder of office was selected by the king, with advice and consent of his witan. |