ealdorman

or eal·der·man

[ awl-der-muh n ]

/ ˈɔl dər mən /

noun, plural eal·dor·men. Obsolete.

alderman.

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Examples from the Web for ealdorman

I did not like this at all, but the ealdorman laughed at her and then at me, the more that he saw that I was put out.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
Then know I that Odda the ealdorman has been playing the land lubber again, and wonder what is wrong.
King Alfred's Viking|Charles W. Whistler
The other was Eanulf the Ealdorman, and as I entered he rose up and faced me.
A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler
His authority was greater than the Ealdorman's, and his warriors were more numerous than those which the Ealdorman had led.
A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)|Samuel R. Gardiner.

Sweyn's mother, who accompanied him to his new kingdom, was Aelgifa, the daughter of an ealdorman in Northampton.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for ealdorman

ealdorman

/ (ˈɔːldəmən) /

noun plural -men

an official of Anglo-Saxon England, appointed by the king, who was responsible for law, order, and justice in his shire and for leading his local fyrd in battle

Word Origin for ealdorman

Old English ealdor lord + man

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