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burgomaster
[ bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
noun
- the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.
burgomaster
/ ˈbɜːɡəˌmɑːstə /
noun
- the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
- a popular name for the glaucous gull
Other Words From
- burgo·master·ship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of burgomaster1
Word History and Origins
Origin of burgomaster1
Example Sentences
At the Porte de Laeken, the burgomaster, kneeling reverently, presented the keys of the city in a silver basin.
The Burgomaster gave him the keys of the city; and the Pensionary of Louvain welcomed him on behalf of all the local magistrates.
Of the Htel de Ville, where the Burgomaster and most of the magistrates met their death, nothing remained but the bare walls.
Some of the soldiers refused to touch the burgomaster, and told Warfuse to his face that they were not assassins.
The Count ventured to open the door, and allow the burgomaster's cousin and his friends to escape.
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