| 单词 |
aldermanship |
| 释义 |
aldermanship|ˈɔːldəmənʃɪp|
[f. alderman + -ship; this is the most legitimate term for the office.]
The office, position, or quality of an alderman; a. municipal.
1494Fabyan vii. 331 He was dyschargyd of his aldermanshyp. 1502Arnold Chron. 37 an. 1384 They owe not to be remeued fro the office of aldyrmanshyp wythout certayn cause. 1714J. Fortescue-Aland in Fortescue's Abs. & Lim. Mon. 37 Our English termination, ship, as in Stewardship, Aldermanship, Worship. 1772Wilkes Corr. (1805) IV. 139 Mr. Martin does not accept the aldermanship. 1871Daily News 6 Nov., The Vacant Aldermanship.
2. Old Eng. (Recent writers have used the late West Saxon ealdorman.)
1861Pearson E. & Mid. Ages Eng. 251 Ealdormanships of counties and towns. 1875Stubbs Const. Hist. I. vi. 160 The original idea of the ealdormanship is, magistracy or jurisdiction, as implied in the attribute of age. 1876Freeman Norm. Conq. I. iii. 80 Their progress from the ealdormanship of a corner of Hampshire to the Imperial crown. |
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