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alderman

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldəmən/
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Definition of alderman

noun (plural aldermen)

chiefly historical
  • a co-opted member of an English county or borough council, next in status to the Mayor.
  • (also alderperson or alderwoman) North American & Australian an elected member of a city council.

Derivatives

aldermanic

Pronunciation: /-ˈmanɪk/
adjective

aldermanship

noun

Origin:

Old English aldormann (originally in the general sense 'a man of high rank'), from aldor, ealdor 'chief, patriarch' (from ald 'old') + man. Later the sense 'warden of a guild' arose; then, as the guilds became identified with the ruling municipal body, 'local magistrate, municipal officer'

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