burgomaster

[ bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

1. the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.

burgomaster

/ ˈbɜːɡəˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
2. a popular name for the glaucous gull

Other Words From

• burgo·master·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of burgomaster¹

1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major

Word History and Origins

Origin of burgomaster¹

C16: partial translation of Dutch burgemeester ; see borough , master

Example Sentences

At the Porte de Laeken, the burgomaster, kneeling reverently, presented the keys of the city in a silver basin.

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The Burgomaster gave him the keys of the city; and the Pensionary of Louvain welcomed him on behalf of all the local magistrates.

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Of the Htel de Ville, where the Burgomaster and most of the magistrates met their death, nothing remained but the bare walls.

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Some of the soldiers refused to touch the burgomaster, and told Warfuse to his face that they were not assassins.

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The Count ventured to open the door, and allow the burgomaster's cousin and his friends to escape.

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