Town Majorn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊn ˌmeɪdʒə/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈmeɪdʒər/

Forms: see town n. and major n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., major n.²

Etymology: < town n. + major n.² Compare earlier town officer n. With senses 3 and 4 compare French major de place (1680, also major de la place), Spanish sargento mayor de la plaza (1645), mayor de la plaza, mayor de plaza (19th cent.), and Italian sargente maggiore del la piazza (1677 or earlier), maggiore della piazza, maggiore di piazza (first half of the 18th cent. or earlier).In quot. 1916¹ at sense 4 used as a loose rendering of German Ortskommandantur, lit. ‘local commander's office’ (compare Ortskommandant, lit. ‘local commander, commander of a place’, denoting the officer).

1. The chief executive officer of a garrison town or fortress. Cf. town adjutant n. at town n. Compounds 1b. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > quasi-military guard of town > chief of

Town Major1646

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > commander of fortress or garrison

warden1297

alcaydec1503

governor1523

burgrave1551

stadholdera1626

Town Major1646

commandant1687

dizdar1768

killadar1778

kaïd1816

1646 B. Scudamore Def. Imputations Treachery 3 I gave immediate order to Captaine Chaplaine, the Towne-Major, to double the Guards in the Towne.

1694 in J. Muller Syst. Camp-discipline (1757) 2 The Town-major orders a Drummer to beat a long Ruffle, at which all the Officers are to take their respective Guards.

1702 Mil. Dict. Town-Major, the third Officer in order in a Garrison, and next to the Deputy Governor. He ought to understand the Fortification, and has a particular Charge of the Guards, Rounds, Patrouilles, and Sentinels.

1737 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 33) ii. 115 (Gibraltar) John Preston, Esq., Town-Major, Mr. Anthony Robinson, Town-Adjutant.

1805 T. O'Neill Treat. Eighteen Manœuvres 97 It is the duty of the town-major to tell off the guards, in which he will be assisted by the adjutant of the day.

1856 J. W. Kaye Life Sir J. Malcolm I. iv. 62 The change was beneficial to Malcolm, who was nominated Town-Major of Fort St. George.

1915 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 1030 The Town Major informed the General that a Spanish spy, from San Roque, had been discovered in the garrison.

2004 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 68 451 The town major F. T. Smith warned Governor Verelst of Calcutta in 1770.

†2. In Scotland: the chief officer of a town guard (town guard n. (b) at town n. Compounds 1b). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1679 True Acct. Murther Archbishop of St. Andrews 6 They contrived the Death of the Town Major of Edenburgh.

1682 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1954) XI. 43 The toun major to receave ther coatts and armes for which he is to be answerable.

1853 J. Anderson Ladies of Covenant 120 For a considerable time this was not known to the authorities of Edinburgh, or it was overlooked by the town-major.

3. The chief magistrate or administrative officer of certain non-English-speaking towns. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > of a foreign town or city

provostc1390

Town Major1721

1721 Daily Post 21 July The Marquess de Paleotti has refused to accept of the Office of Town-Major of Civita Vecchia, which the Pope had given him.

1748 tr. P. Lozano True Relation Earthquake Lima ii. 168 The Town-Major of Callao would not.

1784 T. Hutchins Hist. Narr. Louisiana & W.-Florida 17 The people..sending three deputies to General O'Riley, viz. Messieurs Grandmaison town-major, La Friniere attorney-general, and De Mazant.

1809 A. Henry Trav. & Adventures Canada 12 After some further delay, in obtaining a passport from the town-major, I dispatched my canoes to Lachine, there to take in their lading.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 159 On their arrival at Sedan, the town-major, finding them without credentials, or passports, ordered them to be carried to prison.

1969 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 62 402 In 1727 he was promoted town major of New Orleans, and died there in 1728.

4. In the First World War (1914–18) and the Second World War (1939–45): an officer permanently stationed in a town or village, responsible for billeting troops, liaising with civilians, etc. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > liaison officer

liaison officer1915

Town Major1916

1916 N.Y. Times 11 Aug. 3/6 Town majors (Ortskommandanturen) are responsible for making these orders known to new formations and to units passing through the area.

1916 Times 16 Aug. 9/3 He..acted as town major in various villages behind the front.

1919 A. P. Herbert Bomber Gipsy 19 Town-major jobs that break men's hearts, and billets at the Base.

1976 Ld. Rowallan Autobiogr. v. 82 Retreat was once again beaten on the 15th [April, 1940] before Monsieur le Maire and the Town Major.

2011 J. L. Granatstein Canada's Army (ed. 2) iv. 107 Town Majors arranged billeting for troops when they were out of the line.

Derivatives

Town ˈMajorship n. now rare the office or rank of a town major (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > liaison officer > office of

Town Majorshipa1763

a1763 in Past No. 9. (1972) 20 Colonel Tickburn refused to make good his Agreement after your Petitioner had disposed of the Town Majorship of Dublin.

1782 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 VI. 47 Captain Robert Wood, whom your Honours were pleased to nominate to the Town Majorship of Fort Saint George.

1856 J. W. Kaye Life Sir J. Malcolm I. iv. 62 New arrangements were made for the Town-Majorship of the Fort.

1920 W. Deeping Second Youth p. xxv ‘Suppose you happened to be offered the Town Majorship of St. Roman?’..‘My dear girl, it's what we call a pinch billet, and quite beyond me.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town major
释义	Town Majorn. Brit. /ˈtaʊn ˌmeɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈmeɪdʒər/ Forms: see town n. and major n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., major n.² Etymology: < town n. + major n.² Compare earlier town officer n. With senses 3 and 4 compare French major de place (1680, also major de la place), Spanish sargento mayor de la plaza (1645), mayor de la plaza, mayor de plaza (19th cent.), and Italian sargente maggiore del la piazza (1677 or earlier), maggiore della piazza, maggiore di piazza (first half of the 18th cent. or earlier).In quot. 1916¹ at sense 4 used as a loose rendering of German Ortskommandantur, lit. ‘local commander's office’ (compare Ortskommandant, lit. ‘local commander, commander of a place’, denoting the officer). 1. The chief executive officer of a garrison town or fortress. Cf. town adjutant n. at town n. Compounds 1b. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > quasi-military guard of town > chief of Town Major1646 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > commander of fortress or garrison warden1297 alcaydec1503 governor1523 burgrave1551 stadholdera1626 Town Major1646 commandant1687 dizdar1768 killadar1778 kaïd1816 1646 B. Scudamore Def. Imputations Treachery 3 I gave immediate order to Captaine Chaplaine, the Towne-Major, to double the Guards in the Towne. 1694 in J. Muller Syst. Camp-discipline (1757) 2 The Town-major orders a Drummer to beat a long Ruffle, at which all the Officers are to take their respective Guards. 1702 Mil. Dict. Town-Major, the third Officer in order in a Garrison, and next to the Deputy Governor. He ought to understand the Fortification, and has a particular Charge of the Guards, Rounds, Patrouilles, and Sentinels. 1737 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 33) ii. 115 (Gibraltar) John Preston, Esq., Town-Major, Mr. Anthony Robinson, Town-Adjutant. 1805 T. O'Neill Treat. Eighteen Manœuvres 97 It is the duty of the town-major to tell off the guards, in which he will be assisted by the adjutant of the day. 1856 J. W. Kaye Life Sir J. Malcolm I. iv. 62 The change was beneficial to Malcolm, who was nominated Town-Major of Fort St. George. 1915 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 1030 The Town Major informed the General that a Spanish spy, from San Roque, had been discovered in the garrison. 2004 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 68 451 The town major F. T. Smith warned Governor Verelst of Calcutta in 1770. †2. In Scotland: the chief officer of a town guard (town guard n. (b) at town n. Compounds 1b). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1679 True Acct. Murther Archbishop of St. Andrews 6 They contrived the Death of the Town Major of Edenburgh. 1682 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1954) XI. 43 The toun major to receave ther coatts and armes for which he is to be answerable. 1853 J. Anderson Ladies of Covenant 120 For a considerable time this was not known to the authorities of Edinburgh, or it was overlooked by the town-major. 3. The chief magistrate or administrative officer of certain non-English-speaking towns. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > of a foreign town or city provostc1390 Town Major1721 1721 Daily Post 21 July The Marquess de Paleotti has refused to accept of the Office of Town-Major of Civita Vecchia, which the Pope had given him. 1748 tr. P. Lozano True Relation Earthquake Lima ii. 168 The Town-Major of Callao would not. 1784 T. Hutchins Hist. Narr. Louisiana & W.-Florida 17 The people..sending three deputies to General O'Riley, viz. Messieurs Grandmaison town-major, La Friniere attorney-general, and De Mazant. 1809 A. Henry Trav. & Adventures Canada 12 After some further delay, in obtaining a passport from the town-major, I dispatched my canoes to Lachine, there to take in their lading. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 159 On their arrival at Sedan, the town-major, finding them without credentials, or passports, ordered them to be carried to prison. 1969 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 62 402 In 1727 he was promoted town major of New Orleans, and died there in 1728. 4. In the First World War (1914–18) and the Second World War (1939–45): an officer permanently stationed in a town or village, responsible for billeting troops, liaising with civilians, etc. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > liaison officer liaison officer1915 Town Major1916 1916 N.Y. Times 11 Aug. 3/6 Town majors (Ortskommandanturen) are responsible for making these orders known to new formations and to units passing through the area. 1916 Times 16 Aug. 9/3 He..acted as town major in various villages behind the front. 1919 A. P. Herbert Bomber Gipsy 19 Town-major jobs that break men's hearts, and billets at the Base. 1976 Ld. Rowallan Autobiogr. v. 82 Retreat was once again beaten on the 15th [April, 1940] before Monsieur le Maire and the Town Major. 2011 J. L. Granatstein Canada's Army (ed. 2) iv. 107 Town Majors arranged billeting for troops when they were out of the line. Derivatives Town ˈMajorship n. now rare the office or rank of a town major (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > liaison officer > office of Town Majorshipa1763 a1763 in Past No. 9. (1972) 20 Colonel Tickburn refused to make good his Agreement after your Petitioner had disposed of the Town Majorship of Dublin. 1782 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 VI. 47 Captain Robert Wood, whom your Honours were pleased to nominate to the Town Majorship of Fort Saint George. 1856 J. W. Kaye Life Sir J. Malcolm I. iv. 62 New arrangements were made for the Town-Majorship of the Fort. 1920 W. Deeping Second Youth p. xxv ‘Suppose you happened to be offered the Town Majorship of St. Roman?’..‘My dear girl, it's what we call a pinch billet, and quite beyond me.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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