单词 | comptrollership |
释义 | > as lemmascompˈtrollership compˈtrollership n. the position or office of comptroller; the period during which such office is held. ΚΠ 1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §6. m. 5 Thoffice of comptrollershipe of all plees. 1795 J. Farington Diary 17 Feb. (1978) II. 306 He had never applied for the Comptrollership of the Board of Works. 1884 Street Railway Jrnl. Nov. 1/2 State officials..recognized his worth; and during his Comptrollership he was elected Treasurer of the State of New York. 1912 P. Leake Hist. Detroit I. xxxiv. 275 He resigned the comptrollership to accept the presidency. 1961 Michigan Business Rev. May 24/2 This..is undoubtedly one of the reasons why the military have found it hard to accept the services of comptrollership [sc. of the Navy]. < as lemmas |
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