alderman

From Middle English alderman, aldermon, from Old English ealdorman, ealdormann, from ealdor (“elder, parent, chief, prince, author”) + mann (“man”). See ealdorman.

• Hyphenation: al‧der‧man

alderman (plural aldermen)

1. A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
2. (Britain, historical, obsolete slang) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
   • 1859, J.C. Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words

     Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.

3. (obsolete, slang) A roasted turkey. Only used in alderman in chains and alderman hung in chains ("roasted turkey garnished with sausages").

• baillie (Scotland)

• Wikipedia article on Alderman (member of legislature)

• almander

From English

• IPA^(key): /al.dɛʁ.man/

alderman m (plural aldermans)

1. alderman

• aldermon
• aldirmon

alderman m

1. alderman

• West Frisian: âlderman