burgomaster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the mayor or chief magistrate of a town in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, or certain other European countries

   Amsterdam's burgomaster presided over the meeting of city officials.

A partial translation and adaptation of Dutch burgemeester, from burg, 'town,' + meester, 'master.' English replaced the second element with master while retaining the title's sense of a town's chief magistrate.

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