ealdorman

== English == === Alternative forms === ealderman, eolderman === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann). === Pronunciation === === Noun === ealdorman (plural ealdormen) (historical) The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England. ==== Derived terms ==== == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑl.dorˌmɑn/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dorˌmɑn] === Noun === ealdorman m alternative form of ealdormann c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Nativity of our Lord"