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grieveship|ˈgriːvʃɪp|
[f. grieve n. + -ship.]
A district under the charge of a grieve.
1711Hearne Collect. (O.H.S.) III. 138 Clifton, a free Grieveship, within the Maner of Coningsbrough. 1883Longm. Mag. Apr. 646 The sheriff, or highest county official, is really the shire grieve; and the county is a grieveship. 1897J. C. Hodgson Hist. Northumbld. IV. 76 The grieveships, which are now seven in number, are in almost all respects similar to the townships of other parishes. |
