Sheading (noun)
shee-ding
Each of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man.
Late 16th century variant of shedding (see shed).
Example sentences
“The island has been split into sheadings for hundreds of years, six sheadings, and seventeen sub-parishes.”
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