bourgmestre

== French == === Alternative forms === bourguemaître (archaic) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French bourgemaistre (with various variants), from Middle Dutch burchmeester and Middle High German burgemeister. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buʁ.mɛstʁ/, /buʁɡ.mɛstʁ/ === Noun === bourgmestre m or f by sense (plural bourgmestres) (Belgium, Luxembourg) mayor Synonym: (France, Switzerland, Canada) maire ==== Usage notes ==== Also used, often even in France, when referring to countries that use a cognate term (e.g. Germany, Poland, Sweden). === See also === mayeur === Further reading === “bourgmestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012