English Explanatory Dictionary

ealdorman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

ealdorman ealdormen ealderman eolderman

Etymology

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

Derived words

ealdormanic ealdormanry
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