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aldermanship

aldermanship noun: the condition, position, or office of an alderman.

Noun

aldermanship (plural aldermanships)

  1. The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
    • the Geneuian Aldermanshippe began vnder the lawe, and was practised under the Gospell1592, Matthew Sutcliffe, An Answer to a certaine libel supplicatorie […]

Forms of aldermanship

pluralaldermanships

Origin of aldermanship

From alderman + -ship.

Questions about aldermanship

What does aldermanship mean?
Aldermanship means the condition, position, or office of an alderman.
What part of speech is aldermanship?
Aldermanship is a noun.
What is the plural of aldermanship?
The plural of aldermanship is aldermanships.

Words near aldermanship in the dictionary

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

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