jailering

English

Noun

jailering (uncountable)

1. The work or role of a jailer.
   • 1844, James Edward Devereux, On Lord Wharncliffe's Catholic Bequest Bill, page iv:

     […] until, in obeisance to Elizabeth, they voted themselves the jailers of her victim Mary Queen of Scots; and from their jailering the history of this house has been one of religious and political versatilities.

   • 2017, K. J. Parker, The Two of Swords:

     The Household Guard are the finest soldiers in the Western empire, and tend to regard jailering as below their dignity.

Anagrams

• rejailing