ealderman
- a variation of ealdorman.
Example Sentences
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Those who were only governors, had the title of ealderman of such a county, or sometimes in Latin by the term consul.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 by Various
Nor was it lawful for any person to move from one place to another without a certificate from the ealderman.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 by Various
Odun, the valiant ealderman who led them, fled, with his thanes and their followers, to the castle of Kwineth, a stronghold defended only by a loose wall of stones, in the Saxon fashion.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
In the Saxon times, the bishop and ealderman sat together to try causes; the one proceeded by the canons, the other by the common law.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 by Various
The office of the ealderman was wholly civil, and had nothing to do with either military or ecclesiastical affairs.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 by Various
