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Webster 1913 Edition

mayor

may′or

,
Noun.
[OE.
maire
, F.
maire
, fr. L.
major
greater, higher, nobler, compar. of
magnus
great; cf. Sp.
mayor
. See
Major
, and cf.
Merino
.]
The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mayor

MA'YOR

,
Noun.
[L. miror.] The chief magistrate of a city, who, in London and York, is called lord mayor. The mayor of a city, in America, is the chief judge of the city court, and is assisted, in some cases at least, by two or more aldermen. To the lord mayor of London belong several courts of judicature, as the hustings, court of requests, and court of common council.

Definition 2024

Mayor

Mayor

See also: mayor

English

Proper noun

Mayor

  1. A surname​.

mayor

mayor

See also: Mayor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

mayor ‎(plural mayors, feminine mayoress)

  1. The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
    • 2003, Mary Ruwart, Healing our world in an age of aggression - Page 374
      The Libertarian mayor of Big Water, Utah, recently slashed property taxes in half and even repealed his own salary!
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      To assist him in his task Paul was joined by Ron Adams, who had been a three-term Libertarian mayor in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  2. By restriction, a male municipal leader
  3. (historical) The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France

Synonyms

Hyponyms

(municipal principal leader):

  • mayor, lord mayor (male mayor)
  • mayoress , lady mayor (female mayor)

Derived terms

  • mayor of the palace
  • mayoress (female mayor)
  • lord mayor
  • lady mayor

Translations

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin māior, māiōris.

Adjective

mayor (epicene, plural mayores)

  1. old
  2. older
  3. (music) major

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin maior - major.

Noun

mayor

  1. major (military rank).

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Indonesian

Noun

mayor

  1. major (military rank in Indonesian Army)
  2. lieutenant commander (military rank in Indonesian Navy)
  3. squadron leader (military rank in Indonesian Air Force)

Papiamentu

Adjective

mayor

  1. great, major

Portuguese

Adjective

mayor m, f ‎(plural mayores, comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of maior

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin māior, māiōris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mayor m, f ‎(plural mayores)

  1. bigger; comparative form of grande
  2. older; in this sense, comparative form of viejo, vieja
  3. wholesale

el mayor m, la mayor f, lo mayor n

  1. superlative forms of (1) and (2); the biggest, the oldest

Antonyms

Noun

mayor m ‎(plural mayores)

  1. major (military rank)
  2. (literary, in the plural) ancestors

mayor f ‎(plural mayores)

  1. (nautical) mainsail

Etymology

  • Circa 1300 from Old French maire ‎(“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior ‎(“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus ‎(“big, great”).

Pronunciation

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