An administrative division of a borough or city; originally, a district under the jurisdiction of an alderman; now usually, a district which elects…
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > administrative division of borough, town, or city (11) ward1377 An administrative division of a borough or city; originally, a district under the jurisdiction of an alderman; now usually, a district which elects… liberty1455 A district subject to a particular jurisdiction. Now chiefly historical. The district outside a city over which its jurisdiction extends. Also in p… overward1485 The upper part of an administrative ward or district; (also) †the upper ward of a forest (obsolete). out-parish1577 A parish lying outside the walls or municipal boundaries of a city or town, but for some purposes regarded as belonging to it. Also: a remote or… aldermanry1598 A district of a borough having its own alderman; a ward, esp. a ward in the City of London. city ward1640 A ward or district of a city. in-parisha1676 A parish within city or borough bounds. out-ward1701 An outlying ward; a ward outside the original bounds of a borough, spec. (now historical) a ward in the city of New York. Subcategories:— of Wells (1) — of Rome (1) — of Venice (1) |
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