douzeniern.

Brit.

/duːzəˈnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌduzəˈnɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1600s– douzenier, 1700s–1800s duzenier, 1800s– douzainier, 1800s– douzanier.

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

Etymology: < French douzenier (1581 in Middle French) < douzeine , douzaine douzaine n. + -ier -ier suffix. Compare earlier dozener n.

In the Channel Islands: a member of a douzaine (douzaine n.); any of the twelve representatives of a parish.

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?c1682 J. Warburton Treat. Hist. Guernsey (1822) 63 The Douzeniers..officiers..chosen out of the..men..in the parish.

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.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands iv. xxiii. 521 The douzanier is the conservator of parish rights, and the assessor and regulator of the parochial expenditure.

1889 Clark's Guernsey News 10 May 4/5 Douzeniers sworn-in.

1907 Harper's Mag. July 170/1 When a douzainier or jurat dies his fellows fill the vacancy.

1982 Financial Times 16 Mar. 10/5 Ten are the douzeniers (elected annually by the douzaines, or parish councils).

2015 @laughingradiodj 30 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Make sure your hedges are cut by the end of today! We douzeniers start our inspections tomorrow.

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

单词	douzenier
释义	douzeniern. Brit. /duːzəˈnɪə/, U.S. /ˌduzəˈnɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1600s– douzenier, 1700s–1800s duzenier, 1800s– douzainier, 1800s– douzanier. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douzenier. Etymology: < French douzenier (1581 in Middle French) < douzeine , douzaine douzaine n. + -ier -ier suffix. Compare earlier dozener n. In the Channel Islands: a member of a douzaine (douzaine n.); any of the twelve representatives of a parish. ΚΠ ?c1682 J. Warburton Treat. Hist. Guernsey (1822) 63 The Douzeniers..officiers..chosen out of the..men..in the parish. 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. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands iv. xxiii. 521 The douzanier is the conservator of parish rights, and the assessor and regulator of the parochial expenditure. 1889 Clark's Guernsey News 10 May 4/5 Douzeniers sworn-in. 1907 Harper's Mag. July 170/1 When a douzainier or jurat dies his fellows fill the vacancy. 1982 Financial Times 16 Mar. 10/5 Ten are the douzeniers (elected annually by the douzaines, or parish councils). 2015 @laughingradiodj 30 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Make sure your hedges are cut by the end of today! We douzeniers start our inspections tomorrow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1682
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