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Noun

1. 1
   The condition, position, or office of an alderman.

   "the Geneuian Aldermanshippe began vnder the lawe, and was practised under the Gospell"

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aldermancy

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"the Geneuian Aldermanshippe began vnder the lawe, and was practised under the Gospell"

Etymology

From alderman + -ship.

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