Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office of an usher.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office of an usher; usherdom.
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- noun The office or position of an
usher .
Etymologies
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Examples
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These considerations had clenched the bookbinder's resolution, and this was now the third day of Jean's ushership.
The Aspirations of Jean Servien Anatole France 1884
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Whether I had got my maid's husband, a police ushership through Lord Melbourne, (as if that was a wrong); and when I said "No," again adopted the manner of disbelieving my reply.
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During his ushership Mr. Burley had scraped acquaintance with the editor of the county newspaper, and given him some capital political articles; for Burley was, like Parr and Porson, a notable politician.
My Novel — Volume 06 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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During his ushership Mr. Burley had scraped acquaintance with the editor of the county newspaper, and given him some capital political articles; for Burley was, like Parr and Porson,
My Novel — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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