† oeconomacyn.
Obsolete. rare.
The position or office of controller of ecclesiastical affairs. Cf. oeconomus n.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > [noun] > management on behalf of another or stewardship
bailliec1305
bailieshipc1375
dispensingc1380
dispensationc1384
dispending1388
procuracya1425
procuration1484
umboth1509
stewardship1526
proctorship1535
stewarding1548
bailiwick1550
farmership1551
factory1560
agency1600
bailiffwick1605
agentship1608
factorage1639
proctorage1641
oeconomacy1651
soliciting1663
stewartrya1763
factordom1888
1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 45 That Objection of Protestants against the œconomacy of the Bishop of Rome.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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