alderman

English

Etymology

From Old English aldormann or ealdormann.

Noun

alderman (plural aldermen)

1. A member of several municipal legislative bodies in a city or town.
2. obsolete, slang A roasted turkey, called an alderman in chains or an alderman hung in chains if garnished with sausages. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
3. (slang) A man's potbelly.

Translations

member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town

• Dutch: wethouder (nl) m,schepen (nl) m,
• Finnish: valtuutettu (fi)
• French: échevin (fr) m

• Ido: skabino (io)
• Spanish: concejal (es) m and f
• Welsh: henadur (cy) m and f

See also

• Wikipedia article on Alderman (member of legislature)

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• aldermon
• aldirmon

Noun

alderman m

1. alderman

Declension

Declension of alderman (strong consonant stem, masculine)

	singular	plural
nominative	alderman	aldermen
accusative	alderman	aldermen
genitive	aldermannes	aldermanna
dative	aldermanne	aldermannum, aldermannem

Descendants

• West Frisian: âlderman