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jailering

jailering noun: the work or role of a jailer.

Noun

jailering (uncountable)

  1. The work or role of a jailer.
    • […] until, in obeisance to Elizabeth, they voted themselves the jailers of her victim Mary Queen of Scots; and from their jailering the history of this house has been one of religious and political versatilities.1844, James Edward Devereux, On Lord Wharncliffe's Catholic Bequest Bill, page iv
    • The Household Guard are the finest soldiers in the Western empire, and tend to regard jailering as below their dignity.2017, K. J. Parker, The Two of Swords

Questions about jailering

What does jailering mean?
Jailering means the work or role of a jailer.
What part of speech is jailering?
Jailering is a noun.

Words near jailering in the dictionary

  1. jailee
  2. jailees
  3. jailer
  4. jaileress
  5. jaileresses
  6. jailering
  7. jailers
  8. jailership
  9. jailerships
  10. jailfodder
  11. jailful

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