burgomaster
Sign in to saveAlso known as burgermeister, burgmeister, burgemeester, mayor
250px|thumb|''The Burgomaster's Family, possibly painted by Gerard Donck thumb|250px|Manneken Pis'' dressed as a burgomaster from the [[Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.]]
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- male form of label
- burgermojšter
- female form of label
- burmistrė
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Historical use
- Contemporary use
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- Low Countries
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250px|thumb|''The Burgomaster's Family, possibly painted by Gerard Donck thumb|250px|Manneken Pis dressed as a burgomaster from the [[Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.]]
Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, ) is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or executive of a city or town. The name in English was derived from the Dutch ''''.
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