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burgomastership

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bur⋅go⋅mas⋅ter

  [bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
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–noun
the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.
Origin:
1585–95; < D burgemeester, equiv. to burg borough + meester master, c. G Bürgermeister major

Related forms:
bur⋅go⋅mas⋅ter⋅ship, noun
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