单词 | aldermanship |
释义 | aldermanshipn. The position or office of alderman.Cf. aldermanate n., aldermancy n., aldermanity n. 1, aldermanry n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior Anglo-Saxon official > office of aldermanshipc1450 society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > position of aldermanry1384 aldermanshipc1450 aldermanity1631 aldermancy1845 aldermanate1854 c1450 Assembly Bk. Norwich Guild of St. George in Middle Eng. Dict. at Aldermanshipe Forthwyth to take his charge & occupacion of the seid office of aldermanship of the seid fraternite and gylde. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xijv/2 They owe not to be remeued fro the office of aldyrmanshyp wythout certayn cause. 1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 895 He was disfranchised, and dismissed of his Aldermanship. 1649 Mercurius Pragmaticus No. 50. sig. Ooo4v They are contented to have..many of the ancient Aldermen deprived of their Aldermanship. 1772 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) IV. 139 Mr. Martin does not accept the aldermanship. 1868 Reliquary 8 96 In the first year of the Aldermanship of Edward Cammocke, 1633-4, Charles I., accompanied by his Queen, passed through Stamford en route to the north. 1981 K. O. Morgan Rebirth of Nation i. ii. 53 The Liberals were usually well organized: they caucused amongst themselves for aldermanships, coronerships, and chairmanships of vital committees. 2010 Cotswold Jrnl. (Nexis) 20 May Although Mrs Girling no longer lives in the area, the aldermanship entitles her to a seat in the council chamber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1450 |
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