单词 | aldermanate |
释义 | aldermanaten. The position or office of alderman (= aldermanship n.); aldermen collectively. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > position of aldermanry1384 aldermanshipc1450 aldermanity1631 aldermancy1845 aldermanate1854 1854 Punch 7 Jan. 2/1 They are accused, too, of wasting the revenues of the City, just as thou, Simon Fitz-Mary, didst in thy shrievalty; for the which..thy aldermanate was taken from thee. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xxi. 581 We must trace the existence of the aldermanate..to the ancient guild system. 1993 W. H. TeBrake Plague of Insurrection i. 27 By monopolizing the aldermanate they controlled access to all administrative and judicial offices in Ghent. 2006 M. O'Donnell Dr. Donovan's Bequest 209 The Lord Mayor and the aldermanate, who knew nothing about Finbar, were delighted to accept his generous offer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1854 |
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