ealdorman

English

Etymology

Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann). Displaced by earl.

Noun

ealdorman (plural ealdormen)

  1. (historical) The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.

Derived terms

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