| 释义 |
ˈmagistrateship
[f. magistrate n. + -ship.]
The dignity, office, and functions of a magistrate; also, the term of a magistrate's office.
1574Life Abp. Parker B viij b, He was wonte to rubbe his minde with the memorye off that sentence, that all fame,..all magistratshippes..shall perishe, and decaye. a1656Ussher Ann. (1658) 595 Rullus,..in the beginning of his magistrateship, published the Agrarian Law. 1884J. Payne 1001 Nights VIII. 93 'Tis one of the duties of magistrateship, To hang up the chief of police o'er his door. 1886Athenæum 10 July 47/2 He was something of a soldier, and (which was much rarer at the time than either soldiership or magistrateship) he was a bibliophile. |