commissaryship en · NOUN
Etymology
From commissary + -ship.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) The position or employment of a commissary.
[…]the Offices of an Officialty to an Archdeacon , and of a Chancellorship or Commissaryship to a Bishop[…]
1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commissaryships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |