† aldermanityn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alderman n., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < alderman n. + -ity suffix, humorously after humanity n. Compare earlier aldermanry n., aldermanship n. With sense 2 compare e.g. admiralty n. 1b. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ǭldəɹmæ·nĭti) /ɔːldəˈmænɪtɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. = aldermanship n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > position of

aldermanry1384

aldermanshipc1450

aldermanity1631

aldermancy1845

aldermanate1854

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes 3rd Intermeane 49 in Wks. II I would faine see..a treatise of Aldermanity truely written.

1833 C. Lamb Pop. Fallacies viii, in Last Ess. Elia 239 How would certain topics, as aldermanity..have sounded to a Terentian auditory?

2. A body of aldermen.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > body of

aldermanitya1637

a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady v. vii. 82 in Wks. (1640) III 'Twill purchase the whole Bench of Aldermanity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	aldermanity
释义	† aldermanityn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alderman n., -ity suffix. Etymology: < alderman n. + -ity suffix, humorously after humanity n. Compare earlier aldermanry n., aldermanship n. With sense 2 compare e.g. admiralty n. 1b. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ǭldəɹmæ·nĭti) /ɔːldəˈmænɪtɪ/. Obsolete. rare. 1. = aldermanship n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > position of aldermanry1384 aldermanshipc1450 aldermanity1631 aldermancy1845 aldermanate1854 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes 3rd Intermeane 49 in Wks. II I would faine see..a treatise of Aldermanity truely written. 1833 C. Lamb Pop. Fallacies viii, in Last Ess. Elia 239 How would certain topics, as aldermanity..have sounded to a Terentian auditory? 2. A body of aldermen. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > body of aldermanitya1637 a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady v. vii. 82 in Wks. (1640) III 'Twill purchase the whole Bench of Aldermanity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1631
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