Etymology

wardmaster

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Today it means: An alderman or director of a city ward in the Netherlands or a Dutch colony. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Dutch wijkmeester
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  1. Dutch · derived fromwijkmeester
  2. English todaywardmaster

From ward + master, partly after Dutch wijkmeester.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. An alderman or director of a city ward in the Netherlands or a Dutch colony.
  • from 19th c. The superintendent of a hospital ward.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.