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Word: alderman (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • 1811 A roasted turkey garnished with sausages; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those magistrates. (1811 ''Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue'')
  • a member of several municipal legislative bodies in a city or town
  • slang a man's pot belly

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