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Definition of Elderships
1. eldership [n] - See also: eldership
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elderships
Literary usage of Elderships
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the English Church During the Civil Wars and Under the by William Arthur Shaw (1900)
"That the severall elderships take notice that by ordinance of Parliament, 29th
August, 1648, elderships have power to chuse elders with the consent and ..."
2. An Apologetical Narration of the State and Government of the Kirk of by William Scot, John Forbes (1846)
"... or elderships may be constitut of a certain number of parodies lying together,
small parodies united, and great divided, for the better sustentation of ..."
3. History of All the Religious Denominations in the United States: Containing by Israel Daniel Rupp (1849)
"The proceeds of all the public property shall be divided among all the annual
elderships, according to their numerical strength, or otherwise, ..."
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