Definition of Aldermen
Al"der*man (&add;l"d&etilde;r*man),
n.; pl. Aldermen (&?;). [AS.
aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man. See
Elder, n.] 1. A senior or
superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]
&fist; The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to princes, dukes,
earls, senators, and presiding magistrates; also to archbishops and
bishops, implying superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of the
East-Anglians, was called Alderman of all England; and there were
aldermen of cities, counties, and castles, who had jurisdiction
within their respective districts.
3. One of a board or body of municipal officers
next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in
some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative
functions.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
ALDERMAN, n. An ingenious criminal who covers his secret thieving
with a pretence of open marauding.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
ALDERMAN. A roasted turkey garnished with sausages;
the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn
by those magistrates.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- a member of several municipal legislative bodies in a city or town
- (vulgar) A roasted turkey garnished with sausages; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those magistrates. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
- (slang) a man's pot belly
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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