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justiceship

[ juhs-tis-ship ]

noun

  1. the office of a justice.


justiceship

/ ˈdʒʌstɪsˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the rank or office of a justice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of justiceship1

First recorded in 1535–45; justice + -ship
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Example Sentences

But the appointment of Mr. Chase to the chief-justiceship of the United States silenced all this evil speech and evil surmise.

In any case, from the moment he assumed the chief justiceship he set himself directly against the punishment of witchcraft.

A better order of things, it is true, commences with the Chief-justiceship of Holt.

Adams's description of Marshall's qualifications for the Chief Justiceship is by way of contrast to his own.

For the first thirty years of his chief-justiceship his life was a singularly happy one.

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