| 单词 | past, above, or below the chair |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspast, above, or below the chair 8. The seat, and hence the office, of the chief magistrate of a corporate town; mayorship. past, above, or below the chair (of aldermen of the City of London): having served or not served as Lord Mayor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > position of mayoralty1387 portreeveship1467 mayorship1476 mayorhood1556 mayordom1566 mayoraltyship1582 chair1682 Lord Mayoralty1763 1682 Modest Enq. Election Sheriffs London 26 Some people..did so industriously stickle for Sir John Moor's Election to the Chair. 1714 London Gaz. No. 5261/4 The Aldermen below the Chair on Horseback in Scarlet Gowns. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Chain A Gold Chain is one of the Ornaments or Badges of the Dignity of a Lord-Mayor of London; and remains to the Person, after his being divested of that Magistrature, as a Mark he has pass'd the Chair. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 263 The judges are the lord-mayor, the aldermen past the chair, and the recorder. 1885 Whitaker's Almanack 251 All the above have passed the Civic Chair. < as lemmas |
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