First Known Use: before 12th century
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ealdorman
noun eal·dor·man \ˈal-dər-mən\
Definition of EALDORMAN
: the chief officer in a district (as a shire) in Anglo-Saxon England
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Origin of EALDORMAN
Old English — more at alderman
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