burgomaster
/ˈbəːɡə(ʊ)mɑːstə
/noun
The mayor of a Dutch, Flemish, German, Austrian, or Swiss town.Ten days later, I arrived with my trucks, while, back in Bevensen, a group of citizens chosen by the burgomaster were putting the final touches to the place of entertainment....
- Everyone who saw him was in agreement that the triumph of his long career was Mathias, the guilt-ridden burgomaster in Leopold Lewis's melodrama The Bells.
- The artist worked for the Amsterdam burgomasters, John Maurice of Nassau, and the Elector of Brandenburg.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Dutch burgemeester, from burg 'castle, citadel' (see borough) + meester 'master'. The change in the final element was due to association with master1.