ealdorman

English

Alternative forms

ealderman, eolderman

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann).

Noun

ealdorman (plural ealdormen)

(historical) The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.

Derived terms

ealdormanry

Old English

Alternative forms

ealdormann

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑl.dorˌmɑn/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dorˌmɑn]

Noun

ealdorman m

an elderman; senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank and holding an office inferior only to that of the king
an alderman

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