Etymology

aldermanic

ald·er·man·ic
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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 →

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From alderman + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Piecewise doublet of ealdormanic.

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