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may⋅or

  [mey-er, mair]
–noun
1. the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
2. the chief magistrate of a city or borough.
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Origin:
1250–1300; < ML major major; r. ME mer, mair < OF maire

Related forms:
may⋅or⋅al, adjective
may⋅or⋅ship, noun
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may·or   (mā'ər, mâr)   
n.  The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.

[Middle English maire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin māior, from Latin, greater, superior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
may'or·al (mā'ər-əl, mā-ôr'əl, -ōr'-) adj., may'or·ship' n.
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Word Origin & History

mayor 
1297, from O.Fr. maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from L. maior, major, comp. of magnus "great" (see magnum).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: may·or
Pronunciation: 'mA-&r, 'mer
Function: noun
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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