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alderman

/ˈɔːldəmən/AWL-dur-muhn
/ˈɔldɚmən/AWL-dur-muhn

Meaningan elder

Common meaning: a senior local official

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishealdor‘an elder’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishaldermansource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan elder → a senior local officialalderman‘a senior local official’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ealdor ‘an elder’.

Roots

  • ealdor Old English “an elder”

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