an alderman who has served as Lord Mayor of the City of London and so is entitled to wear a grey cloak.
单词 | θ169848 |
释义 | society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > specific London alderman (2) grey cloak1621 an alderman who has served as Lord Mayor of the City of London and so is entitled to wear a grey cloak. Father of the City1668 The longest serving (or sometimes the oldest) member of a society or institution. Cf. Father of the House n. at phrases 6. |
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