sextonship

English

Etymology

From sexton +‎ -ship.

Noun

sextonship (usually uncountable, plural sextonships)

1. The office or position of a sexton.
   • 1732 March 6 (Gregorian calendar; date written), [Jonathan Swift], Considerations upon Two Bills Sent Down from the R[ight] H[onourable] the H[ouse] of L[ords] to the H[onoura]ble H[ouse] of C[ommons of Ireland] Relating to the Clergy of I[relan]d, London: […] A. Moore, […], published 1732, →OCLC, pages 30–31:

     For Example, they [reduced divines] may be Lappers of Linnen, Bayliffs of the Mannor, they may let Blood or apply Plaiſters for three Miles round; they may get a Diſpenſation to hold the Clerkſhip and Sextonſhip of their ovvn Pariſh in Commendam.

References

• “sextonship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.