borough-mastern.
/ˈbʌrəˌmɑːstə/ a. A Dutch or Flemish burgomaster; sometimes used vaguely, and also extended to similar functionaries in other foreign countries (e.g., quot. 1625 relates to Poland).
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society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > Dutch or Flemish
pensionary1509
borough-mastera1513
burgomaster1586
pensioner1587
burghermaster1676
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. lxxxxiii Some of the Borough Maisters of the sayde Towne [ sc. Bruges].
1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 16 The richest Marchant or grauest Burghmaster.
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. iii. 1421 The Borrow-masters sell Wine.
b. The head of the municipality of certain Irish boroughs. Obsolete.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > in certain Irish boroughs
borough-master1696
burgomaster1707
1696 London Gaz. No. 3178/4 The Borough Master, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Bayle in Ireland.
2. The patron or ‘owner’ of a borough n. 3c.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > constituency > type of > owner or patron of borough
borough-master1790
borough-patron1811
seat-owner1818
1790 J. Bentham Let. 24 Aug. in Corr. (1981) IV. 160 Members..are supposed to speak the sentiments of the Borough-master who puts them in.
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