burgomaster

(bʉr′gō mas′tər, -gə-)

noun

the mayor or head magistrate of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany

Origin: ME burghmaster < MDu burgemeester < burg (see borough) + meester, master

See burgomaster in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The principal magistrate, comparable to a mayor, of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany.

Origin:

Origin: Partial translation of Dutch burgemeester

Origin: : burg, town (from Middle Dutch burch; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + meester, master

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