aldermanship

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noun

The condition, position, or office of an alderman.

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Meanings

nounaldermanship (plural aldermanships)

plural aldermanships

  1. The condition, position, or office of an alderman.

    the Geneuian Aldermanshippe began vnder the lawe, and was practised under the Gospell

    1592, Matthew Sutcliffe, An Answer to a certaine libel supplicatorie […]

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
aldermancy

Origin

From alderman + -ship.

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APA

aldermanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldermanship

MLA

“aldermanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldermanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aldermanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldermanship.

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