| 释义 |
coˈmmissionership
[f. prec. + -ship.]
1. The office of a commissioner.
1815Scott Guy M. iii, Commissioner Bertram; he got his commissionership in the great contest for the county. 1826Disraeli Viv. Grey ii. i, After revelling in his fair proportion of commissionerships and under-secretaryships. 1884Pall Mall G. 6 Mar. 1/2 A Native Department..is to be established as an indispensable adjunct to the High Commissionership [in Bechuanaland].
2. The district under a territorial commissioner.
1884Pall Mall G. 19 Nov. 3/2 If the Government is wise they will add to his commissionership the whole of the Kalahari desert. |