单词 | governancy |
释义 | governancyn. Now rare. The office or function of governing; spec. the office or function of governor. Cf. governorship n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > [noun] onwaldeOE wissingc1000 governc1300 shield1338 governaila1382 governancec1384 hierarchy1390 regimenta1393 rulea1393 rulec1405 governationc1410 leadingc1430 governmentc1450 gubernance1455 domination1490 moderation1526 governancy1540 ditiona1552 ruledom1553 rectory1572 sway1586 diocese1596 raj1857 1540 R. Pate in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VIII. 364 Putting hym in trust with thaffers and governancie of your hole Realme. 1693 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 414 And as to other reasons rendred for the Superseding our proprietor's governancie. 1784 Laura & Augustus II. 50 I preferred the lieutenant governancy of Dominica.] 1852 J. S. Knowles Idol Demolished (ed. 2) iii. 311 The honours of the bar were placed within their reach; Parliament was thrown open to them; Governancies were at their acceptance. 1875 Georgia Weekly Tel. 31 Aug. 1/2 The Governancy has been the persimmon that James has been reaching for these eight years. 1919 Mediation Honduran-Guatemalan Boundary Question (U.S. Dept. of State) I. 61 The governancy of Honduras passed into the hands of Alvarado. 2013 A. Horning Ireland in Virginian Sea iii. 214 Their answer to the charge that Phillips should be retained in his governancy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1540 |
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