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mayor

may·or [ máy ər ] (plural may·ors)

noun

Definition:

head of city or town government: somebody elected to be head of government in a city, town, or borough in many countries including the United States, and the United Kingdom except for Scotland

[13th century. Via French maire< Latin major "more great" < magnus "great"]

may·or·al adjective

may·or·ship noun

Cultural Note


	The Mayor of Casterbridge, a novel (1886) by British writer Thomas Hardy. It is the tragic story of Michael Henchard, a laborer whose success in business raises him to the position of mayor of his town, but who then loses his fortune as a result of a petty dispute with his assistant. A rich character study, it is also a revealing portrait of contemporary rural mores.

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