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单词 chief justiceship
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Chief Justiceshipn.

Brit. /ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒʌstᵻsʃɪp/, U.S. /ˌtʃif ˈdʒəstə(s)ˌʃɪp/
Forms: Also with lower-case initial(s).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chief adj., justiceship n.
Etymology: < chief adj. + justiceship n.
1. The area or territory presided over by a Chief Justice. Obsolete. rare.
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1625 S. Purchas tr. A. de Herrera Descr. W. Indies i. in Pilgrimes III. v. 872 It is a Chiefe Iustice-ship where the Cathedral Suffragane to the Archbishoprick of Mexico is Resident, with Monasteries of Dominicks, Franciscan, and Austine Friers.
2. The position or office of Chief Justice.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > Lord Chief Justice > office of
Chief Justiceship1638
Lord Chief Justiceship1752
1638 T. Nabbes Totenham Court iii. i. 27 Were it not for the dancing-schoole and Play-houses, I would not stay at the Innes of Court for the hopes of a chiefe Iustice-ship.
a1647 T. Habington Surv. Worcs. (Worcs. Hist. Soc.) (1895) I. iii. 428 Hys offyce of Cheyfe Justiceshyp of the Marches of Wales.
1726 G. Jacob Common Law Common-placed Ded. sig. Av 'Tis a singular Pleasure..to see you on your just Promotion to the Chief Justiceship of England.
1793 G. Read in Life & Corr. (1870) 547 I have at length determined to accept of the chief justiceship of the supreme court [of Delaware].
1840 Spectator 7 Mar. 225/2 Mr. Hume asked Lord John Russell if the Chief Justiceship of Upper Canada were vacant?
1903 G. W. Des Voeux My Colonial Service II. x. 66 (note) On the occurrence of a vacancy in the Chief Justiceship of the latter colony,..he was appointed to it, and is now Chief Justice of Jamaica.
1996 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 23/5 Offered the choice of three Chief Justiceships, he chose Northern Rhodesia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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