单词 | governorate |
释义 | governoraten. In senses relating to governor n. 6a. 1. An administrative subdivision of a country or empire, esp. one headed by a governor. Cf. government n. 9.Chiefly designating provinces of the Ottoman Empire and administrative divisions of the Russian Empire (both now historical), and administrative subdivisions of Arabic-speaking countries. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] shirec893 provincea1382 diocesea1513 government1554 exarchate1570 ethnarchy1602 exarchy1656 governorate1884 negeri1958 1884 Times 9 Oct. 5/1 It is necessary to introduce energy into the governorate. 1899 Standard 8 Apr. 4/2 Suakim will form a separate Governorate. 1902 D. G. Hogarth Nearer East 176 In every administrative province, but the Russian governorate of Erivan, and every great town but three, it is in a conspicuous minority. 1926 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 412/1 Kena..is the Mudirieh, or Governorate town, of the province which embraces Luxor. 1938 N. Bentwich Solomon Schechter: Biogr. ii. 24 His parents had migrated from..the Governorate of Volhynia in Russia. 1996 Economist 24 Feb. (Lebanon Survey Suppl.) 17/1 At Taif, it was agreed that the constituencies should be based on the muhafaza or governorate, Lebanon's largest administrative division. 2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 151 Hussein calls Kuwait the branch that must be returned to the tree, the nineteenth governorate of Iraq. 2. The official residence of a governor. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] > official residence of seneschalsy1652 government house1762 governorate1930 1890 W. M. F. Petrie Jrnl. June in Q. Statem. Palestine Explor. Fund Oct. 243 Next morning, at ten, I went again to the Governorate, but neither Kaimakam, nor any other officials were there. 1930 G. K. Chesterton Four Faultless Felons 25 The gardens round the Governorate. 1961 B. Fergusson Watery Maze xvi. 402 The block of flats behind the Governorate [at Port Said]. 1994 Z. Lockman Workers & Working Classes in Middle East iv. 91 Cairo craftsmen bearing the tools and symbols of their trades..paraded past the governorate each year. 3. The office or position of governor. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > position or function of regimenta1393 rectorshipa1616 government1617 rulership1625 ruleship1654 ealdormanry1870 governorate1939 1939 R. Forbes Unicorn in Bahamas xiv. 137 Its capital is Dunmore Town, called after the cautious Earl who..held the Governorate of the Bahamas from 1786 to 1797. 1962 Economist 17 Nov. 673/1 Another..is in the running for one or two important governorates. 2001 P. M. Cobb White Banners ii. 12 Not infrequently, the same person held the governorate of both regions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884 |
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