Burgomaster definition
The principal magistrate, comparable to a mayor, of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany.
noun
The mayor or head magistrate of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany.
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
noun
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of burgomaster -
burghermaster, burgomeister
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
burgomaster
Plural:
burgomastersOrigin of burgomaster
- Partial translation of Dutch burgemeester burg town (from Middle Dutch burch bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots) meester master
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition