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Boroughmaster

Bor′ough-mas′ter

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Burgomaster
.]
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.

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boroughmaster

boroughmaster

English

Noun

boroughmaster (plural boroughmasters)

  1. The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
    • 1842, The Westminster Review (volume XXXVII)
      In the House, members are supposed to speak the sentiments of their electors: everywhere else they are supposed to speak the sentiments of the boroughmaster who puts them in.