"ealdorman" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑl.dorˌmɑn/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dorˌmɑn]
Etymology: From ealdor (“elder”) + man (“person”) Etymology templates: {{com|ang|ealdor|man|t1=elder|t2=person}} ealdor (“elder”) + man (“person”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ealdorman m, {{ang-noun|m}} ealdorman m
  1. an elderman; senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank and holding an office inferior only to that of the king Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ealdorman-ang-noun-PquIcgm7
  2. an alderman Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ealdorman-ang-noun--Jtwsucj
  3. governor Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ealdorman-ang-noun-s~amfgQT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æaldorman, æaldormæn, æaldermen [Anglian], ealdormann, aldermon, aldermonn

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