sheadingn.

Brit.

/ˈʃiːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈʃidɪŋ/, Manx English

/ˈʃiːdɪŋ/,

/ˈʃiːdən/,

/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s shedding, 1500s– sheading, 1700s sheeding.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: shedding n.¹

Etymology: Originally a variant of shedding n.¹ (compare forms at shed v.¹), now distinguished in form in the sense below.

Originally and chiefly Manx English.

Any of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man, each consisting of two or three parishes.The six sheadings are Ayre, Garff, Glenfaba, Michael, Middle, and Rushen.The administrative function of the sheadings is today largely restricted to forming the jurisdictions of individual coroners (coroner n. 2), though in previous years each sheading also hosted its own courts and together they formed six of the original ten constituencies when the House of Keys first became popularly elected in 1867.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > administrative divisions in Britain > other small administrative divisions > in parts of Britain and Ireland

ward1431

graveship1460

commot1495

sheading1577

toughe1584

baronya1599

riding1675

graviate1728

borough1899

1577 in M. A. Mills Anc. Ordinances & Statute Laws Isle of Man (1821) 15 In your six Courts of your six Sheadings.

1656 J. Chaloner Short Treat. Isle of Man iv. 17 in D. King Vale-royall Eng. 6 Coroners or Sheriffs of the 6 Sheadings, into which the Isle is divided.

1702 W. Sacheverell Acct. Isle of Man iii. 94 These Courts were formerly held in every Sheading distinctly, to the great ease and benefit of the People.

1794 Manks Mercury 31 Mar. Glenfaba sheading—At St. John's, upon Monday the 12th.

1868 Isle of Man Times 2 May 6/6 An equitable representation of the Island might be secured by appointing one member from each sheading.

1894 H. Caine Manxman 315 The Coroner of the premier sheading began to recite the same titles in Manx.

1959 Scott. Hist. Rev. 38 42 Each sheading again is divided into treens, and each treen is, or was, divided into four quarterlands.

1980 Rep. Proc. Tynwald Court 17 June 1249/1 You think we have the right to make such a fundamental change? To do away with the Sheadings as they stand, without even giving our electors an opportunity to have a say in it?

2012 @iom 13 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The sheading of Middle has the highest amount of debt by individuals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sheading
释义	sheadingn. Brit. /ˈʃiːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈʃidɪŋ/, Manx English /ˈʃiːdɪŋ/, /ˈʃiːdən/, /ˈʃɛdɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s shedding, 1500s– sheading, 1700s sheeding. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: shedding n.¹ Etymology: Originally a variant of shedding n.¹ (compare forms at shed v.¹), now distinguished in form in the sense below. Originally and chiefly Manx English. Any of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man, each consisting of two or three parishes.The six sheadings are Ayre, Garff, Glenfaba, Michael, Middle, and Rushen.The administrative function of the sheadings is today largely restricted to forming the jurisdictions of individual coroners (coroner n. 2), though in previous years each sheading also hosted its own courts and together they formed six of the original ten constituencies when the House of Keys first became popularly elected in 1867. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > administrative divisions in Britain > other small administrative divisions > in parts of Britain and Ireland ward1431 graveship1460 commot1495 sheading1577 toughe1584 baronya1599 riding1675 graviate1728 borough1899 1577 in M. A. Mills Anc. Ordinances & Statute Laws Isle of Man (1821) 15 In your six Courts of your six Sheadings. 1656 J. Chaloner Short Treat. Isle of Man iv. 17 in D. King Vale-royall Eng. 6 Coroners or Sheriffs of the 6 Sheadings, into which the Isle is divided. 1702 W. Sacheverell Acct. Isle of Man iii. 94 These Courts were formerly held in every Sheading distinctly, to the great ease and benefit of the People. 1794 Manks Mercury 31 Mar. Glenfaba sheading—At St. John's, upon Monday the 12th. 1868 Isle of Man Times 2 May 6/6 An equitable representation of the Island might be secured by appointing one member from each sheading. 1894 H. Caine Manxman 315 The Coroner of the premier sheading began to recite the same titles in Manx. 1959 Scott. Hist. Rev. 38 42 Each sheading again is divided into treens, and each treen is, or was, divided into four quarterlands. 1980 Rep. Proc. Tynwald Court 17 June 1249/1 You think we have the right to make such a fundamental change? To do away with the Sheadings as they stand, without even giving our electors an opportunity to have a say in it? 2012 @iom 13 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The sheading of Middle has the highest amount of debt by individuals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1577
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