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alderman

al·der·man [ áwldərmən ] (plural al·der·men [ áwldərmən ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of town legislating body: a man who is a member of the legislating body of some towns or cities in the United States and Canada

2. English senior council member: a man who was a senior member of an English or Welsh local council before the local government reorganization of 1974

3. history 
Another spelling of  ealdorman


[ Old English ealdorman< ealdor "an elder" + man]

al·der·man·cy noun
al·der·man·ic [ àwldər mánnik ] adjective
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