单词 | councillorship |
释义 | councillorshipn. The office or position of councillor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > council of state > [noun] > member of council of state > office of councillorship1583 councilship1649 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > member of local government council > position of councillorship1854 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries i. f.57v His Counsellership of estate. 1596 J. Smythe in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 95 In the whole course of your Cownsellorship and managinge of affayres under her Majestie. a1626 F. Bacon Advice to G. Villiers in Wks. (1861) XIII. 41 Of the great offices and officers of the kingdom, the most part are such as cannot well be severed from the counsellorship. 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 157 Chamberlainships, Councillorships, and Extraordinary Ambassadorships. 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters (1858) 496 I even became political enough to stand for a councillorship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1583 |
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