burgomaster

[ bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈbɜr gəˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.

Origin of burgomaster

1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major

bur·go·mas·ter·ship, noun

The Burgomaster and his son and a priest were among those shot and buried outside the Louvain gate.

A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium |Hugh Gibson
Looking him straight in the eye, the burgomaster pulled out a pen and thumped that down on the table beside the generals weapon.

The Spell of Belgium |Isabel Anderson
Then quickly running up the steps, she was greeted by the burgomaster, who tenderly folded his beloved grandchild to his heart.

Molly and Kitty |Olga Eschenbach
To the Burgomaster's wife the calumny proved but as a purifying fire, making her fair with a more heavenly beauty than before.

The Ravens and the Angels |Elizabeth Rundle Charles

At this the burgomaster stormed and raved, calling Granbury Lapham a number of hard names.

Dave Porter in the Far North |Edward Stratemeyer

burgomaster

/ (ˈbɜːɡəˌmɑːstə) /

the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor

a popular name for the glaucous gull

C16: partial translation of Dutch burgemeester; see borough, master