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ealdermen
eal·dor·man
/
ˈɔl
dər
mən
/
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[
awl
-der-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
eal·dor·men.
Obsolete
.
alderman
.
Also,
eal·der·man.
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ealdorman
(ˈɔːldəmən)
—
n
,
pl
-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
[Old English
ealdor
lord +
man
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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