BURGOMASTER
burgomaster
(noun) a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burgomaster (plural burgomasters)
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"go*mas`ter, n. Etym: [D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master.]
1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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