douzainen.

Brit.

/duːˈzɛn/, U.S.

/ˌduˈzɛn/

Forms: 1700s duzen, 1800s– douzaine.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douzaine.

Etymology: < French douzaine (late 16th cent. or earlier in Law French as douzeine ), specific use of Middle French douzeine dozen n. Compare earlier douzenier n.

In the Channel Islands: an administrative body comprising twelve members and having responsibility for a parish.

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1771 W. Le Marchant Rights & Immunities Guernsey Pref. p. ii The constables, who are annual, and the duzeniers, who are for life, are chosen by their own parishioners bearing taxes; and besides their right of sitting and voting in the assembly of the States, form, under the name of the Assembly of the Duzen, in which one of the constables presides, the common-council of each parish.

1842 Times 7 Oct. 3/3 The Court having, at a meeting of the Royal Court on the 24th of September, heard counsel on the petition presented by the town douzaine.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands iv. xxiii. 521 The douzaines of Guernsey, since the year 1844, are represented in the states by deputies, who are delegates rather than representatives.

1900 Star (St. Peter Port, Guernsey) 11 Jan. A long discussion took place concerning the appointment of deputies, nearly all present being in favour of their being chosen from the douzaine.

1966 Illustr. London News 13 Aug. 24/3 A bailiff in his bailliwick, the jurats and the constables, the douzaine and the dean.

2008 Times 26 Apr. 72/5 The record for the longest-serving member of the Douzaine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	douzaine
释义	douzainen. Brit. /duːˈzɛn/, U.S. /ˌduˈzɛn/ Forms: 1700s duzen, 1800s– douzaine. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douzaine. Etymology: < French douzaine (late 16th cent. or earlier in Law French as douzeine ), specific use of Middle French douzeine dozen n. Compare earlier douzenier n. In the Channel Islands: an administrative body comprising twelve members and having responsibility for a parish. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > of specific number of people the twenty-four1440 octovirate1610 douzaine1771 troika1945 1771 W. Le Marchant Rights & Immunities Guernsey Pref. p. ii The constables, who are annual, and the duzeniers, who are for life, are chosen by their own parishioners bearing taxes; and besides their right of sitting and voting in the assembly of the States, form, under the name of the Assembly of the Duzen, in which one of the constables presides, the common-council of each parish. 1842 Times 7 Oct. 3/3 The Court having, at a meeting of the Royal Court on the 24th of September, heard counsel on the petition presented by the town douzaine. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands iv. xxiii. 521 The douzaines of Guernsey, since the year 1844, are represented in the states by deputies, who are delegates rather than representatives. 1900 Star (St. Peter Port, Guernsey) 11 Jan. A long discussion took place concerning the appointment of deputies, nearly all present being in favour of their being chosen from the douzaine. 1966 Illustr. London News 13 Aug. 24/3 A bailiff in his bailliwick, the jurats and the constables, the douzaine and the dean. 2008 Times 26 Apr. 72/5 The record for the longest-serving member of the Douzaine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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