| 单词 | alderman |
| 释义 | alderman —aldermancy, aldermanship, n. —aldermanic /awl'deuhr man"ik/, adj. /awl"deuhr meuhn/, n. , pl. aldermen. 1. a member of a municipal legislative body, esp. of a municipal council. 2. (in England) one of the members, chosen by the elected councilors, in a borough or county council. 3. Early Eng. Hist. a. a chief. b. (later) the chief magistrate of a county or group of counties. 4. Northern U.S. Slang. a pot belly. [bef. 900; ME; OE (e)aldormann, equiv. to ealdor chief, patriarch (eald OLD + -or n. suffix) + mann MAN1] Usage. See -man. |
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