Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.
- noun The dignity or qualities of an alderman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.
- noun Jocular The state of being an alderman.
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- noun The condition of being an
alderman .
Etymologies
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alderman + -ity
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Gammerstang commented on the word aldermanity
(noun) - (1) The behavior and manners of an alderman. --Rev. John Boag's Imperial Lexicon, c. 1850 (2) In humorous imitation of humanity. --Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1888
April 22, 2018