Meanings
nounboroughmaster (plural boroughmasters)
plural boroughmasters
- The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
In the House, members are supposed to speak the sentiments of their electors: everywhere else they are supposed to speak the sentiments of the boroughmaster who puts them in.
1842, The Westminster Review, volume XXXVIISynonyms: boroughreeve
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
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Origin
From borough + master. Compare burgomaster.
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