单词 | borough-master |
释义 | borough-mastern. 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). ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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