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boroughmaster

noun

Etymology

From borough + master. Compare burgomaster.

  1. derived from maistre
  2. derived from *méǵh₂s✻
  3. derived from magester
  4. derived from magister — “chief, teacher, leader”
  5. inherited from mǣster
  6. inherited from maister
  7. compounded as boroughmaster — “borough + master”

Definitions

  1. The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.

    • In the House, members are supposed to speak the sentiments of their electors: everywhere else they are supposed to speak the sentiments of the boroughmaster who puts them in.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA