"ealdorman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ealdormen [plural], ealderman [alternative], eolderman [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{lbor|en|ang|ealdormann}} Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann, {{cog|ang|aldormann}} Old English aldormann Head templates: {{en-noun|ealdormen}} ealdorman (plural ealdormen)
  1. (historical) The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England. Tags: historical Derived forms: ealdormanic, ealdormanry
    Sense id: en-ealdorman-en-noun-thfhujUT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑl.dorˌmɑn/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dorˌmɑn]
Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} ealdorman m
  1. alternative form of ealdormann Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: ealdormann
    Sense id: en-ealdorman-ang-noun-Iusoh8IJ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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