Etymology

ealdorman

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Today it means: The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England. Full definition →

Old English ealdormann
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromealdormann
  2. English todayealdorman

Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann).

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