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From alderman + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Piecewise doublet of ealdormanic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen. Full definition →
From alderman + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Piecewise doublet of ealdormanic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.