Meanings
nounealdorman (plural ealdormen)
plural ealdormen · alternative ealderman · alternative eolderman
- historicalThe chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.
Origin
- Old Englishealdormann
- Englishealdorman
Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann).
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ealdorman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ealdorman
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“ealdorman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ealdorman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ealdorman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ealdorman.
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