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Definition of sheading in English: sheadingnounˈʃiːdɪŋˈSHēdiNG Each of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man. Example sentencesExamples - For hundreds of years, the Isle of Man has been divided into six sheadings, which in turn were subdivided into seventeen parishes.
- The need of this division, according to Young, was to give three parishes to each of the newly formed southern sheadings in the 14th Century.
- Parish churches were established with three in each of the six sheadings (literally: sixths, with division into threes of the two sides, Northside and Southside, of Man), and within the parishes the taxation districts or treens were established.
- The grounds are laid out to reflect the sheadings of the island.
- As well as sheadings, the island was sectioned into 17 parishes, each having a patron saint from which it got its name.
Origin Late 16th century: variant of shedding (see shed2). Rhymes exceeding, leading, misleading, pleading, reeding, self-feeding, unheeding Definition of sheading in US English: sheadingnounˈSHēdiNG Each of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man. Example sentencesExamples - Parish churches were established with three in each of the six sheadings (literally: sixths, with division into threes of the two sides, Northside and Southside, of Man), and within the parishes the taxation districts or treens were established.
- For hundreds of years, the Isle of Man has been divided into six sheadings, which in turn were subdivided into seventeen parishes.
- As well as sheadings, the island was sectioned into 17 parishes, each having a patron saint from which it got its name.
- The grounds are laid out to reflect the sheadings of the island.
- The need of this division, according to Young, was to give three parishes to each of the newly formed southern sheadings in the 14th Century.
Origin Late 16th century: variant of shedding (see shed). |