electivity (elektiviti)

[ The rule of Jefferson was followed in requiring no property qualification for an elector. Bancroft, Hist. Const., II. 113. Our Liberal electorate has the task thrown upon it not only of choosing a good minister, but also of determining what the good shall be which this minister is to bring us. M. Arnold , in Nineteenth Century, ΧΙΧ. 654. In the new Parliament, notwithstanding the vast increase of the electorate , there was no direct representation of the unions. The Century, XXVIII. 129. 2. The dignity of an elector in the Roman-German empire. 3. The territory of an elector in Germany. He can himself command, when he pleases, the whole strength of an electorate in the empire. Add is on , Freeholder. electore , electre (ē-lektor-es, tres), n. [= F. électrice = It. elettrice; as elector + -e .] The wife or widow of an elector of the Roman German empire. The eyes of all the protestants in the nation turned towards the electore of Brunswick; who was daughter to the queen of Bohemia. Bp . Burnet , Hist, Own Times, an. 1700. IMG:content-0288.png:[blocks in formation]