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View synonyms for burgomaster

burgomaster

[ bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

  1. the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.


burgomaster

/ ˈbɜːɡəˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
  2. a popular name for the glaucous gull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • burgo·master·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burgomaster1

1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burgomaster1

C16: partial translation of Dutch burgemeester ; see borough , master
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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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