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aldermanate|ˈɔːldəməneɪt| [ad. med.L. aldermannātus, f. aldermannus after senatus, consulatus, etc. See -ate.] The office or dignity of alderman; the aldermen collectively.
1875Stubbs Const. Hist. III. xxi. 581 We must trace the existence of the aldermanate..to the ancient guild system. |