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aldermanry

/ˈɔːldɚmənɹi/

aldermanry noun: a district of a borough having its own alderman; a ward.

Noun

aldermanry (countable and uncountable, plural aldermanries)

  1. (countable) A district of a borough having its own alderman; a ward.
    • The Auncient diuision of this Cittie, was into Wardes or Aldermanries: and therefore I will beginne at the East, and so proceede thorough the high and most principall streete of the cittie to the west after this manner.1598–1603, John Stow, edited by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, A Survey of London […] : Reprinted from the text of 1603, volume I, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, published 1908, page 117
  2. (uncountable) The dignity or rank of an alderman.

Forms of aldermanry

pluralaldermanries

Origin of aldermanry

From alderman + -ry. Piecewise doublet of ealdormanry.

Questions about aldermanry

What does aldermanry mean?
Aldermanry means a district of a borough having its own alderman; a ward.
What part of speech is aldermanry?
Aldermanry is a noun.
How do you pronounce aldermanry?
Aldermanry is pronounced /ˈɔːldɚmənɹi/.
What is the plural of aldermanry?
The plural of aldermanry is aldermanries.

Words near aldermanry in the dictionary

  1. aldermanite
  2. aldermanity
  3. aldermanlike
  4. aldermanly
  5. aldermanries
  6. aldermanry
  7. Aldermans
  8. aldermanship
  9. aldermanships
  10. Aldermaston
  11. aldermen

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