wardenry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wardenry
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at warden, -ry
Example Sentences
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He furnished his Government with a note of the “slaughters, stouthes, and reafes,” committed within his wardenry, which shows that the Scottish reivers were ever ready to make the most of their opportunities.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
Sir Robert Cary, one of the most vigorous of the English wardens, was determined that hunting without leave should not be carried on in his wardenry.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
But this work of “dauntoning the thieves” was also occasionally undertaken by the wardens with considerable heartiness, more especially when dealing with unfortunate culprits from the opposite wardenry.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
The appointment of his experienced rival to the wardenry of the middle marches, about five or six years after the battle of Dryffe Sands, made the cup of bitterness overflow.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
In time of war he was captain-general within his own wardenry, and was invested with the power of calling musters of all the able-bodied men between the age of sixteen and sixty.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
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