employment vs shire

employment

noun
  • The act of employing 

  • An activity to which one devotes time 

  • The number or percentage of people at work 

  • The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid 

  • A use, purpose 

  • The state of being employed 

shire

noun
  • A shire horse. 

  • The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom. 

  • A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia. 

  • Physical area administered by a sheriff. 

  • Former administrative area of Britain; a county. 

verb
  • County Longford was shired in 1586 

  • To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties. 

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