bailiffship
(ˈbeɪlɪfʃɪp)
[f. as prec. + -ship.]
The office of bailiff.
| 1651 W. Cartwright Ordinary in Dodsley O.P. X. 258 Let me now begin My bailiff-ship. 1863 Chevron in N. & Q. Ser. iii. III. 185 The bailiff-ship or ministration of justice. |
bailiffship
(ˈbeɪlɪfʃɪp)
[f. as prec. + -ship.]
The office of bailiff.
| 1651 W. Cartwright Ordinary in Dodsley O.P. X. 258 Let me now begin My bailiff-ship. 1863 Chevron in N. & Q. Ser. iii. III. 185 The bailiff-ship or ministration of justice. |
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