Home › Words › A › aldermancyaldermancyaldermancy means the office or position of an alderman.EtymologyFrom alderman + -cy.nounThe office or position of an alderman.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aldermanship 85% match — The condition, position, or office of an alderman. vs aldermancy →aldermanate 82% match — The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town. vs aldermancy →aldermanity 80% match — The condition of being an alderman. vs aldermancy →aldership 79% match — The position of an alderman or alderwoman. vs aldermancy →aldermanic 76% match — Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen. vs aldermancy →alderman 74% match — A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town. vs aldermancy →aldermanry 72% match — A district of a borough having its own alderman; a ward. vs aldermancy →aldermanly 71% match — Relating to, or like, an alderman. vs aldermancy →