Aldermanate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town. uncountable, usually

    "As York was not divided into wards before the reign of Charles II, we must trace the existence of the aldermanate either to the ancient guild system, or to the combination of the merchant guild with the leet jury."

  2. 2
    The members of the aldermanate, collectively. uncountable, usually

    "The Lord Mayor and the aldermanate, who knew nothing about Finbar, were delighted to accept his generous offer."

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"As York was not divided into wards before the reign of Charles II, we must trace the existence of the aldermanate either to the ancient guild system, or to the combination of the merchant guild with the leet jury."

Etymology

From alderman + -ate (forming nouns denoting rank or office).

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