Look up: Alderman


  1. Alderman
    Alderman is criminal slang for a crowbar used for forcing safes. So named on account of its high rank among burglars.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZA.HTM

  2. Alderman
    [Noun] A former title given to a councillor.
    Example: Before 1974 councillors in Britain were given the title of Alderman.

    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/

  3. alderman
    [n] - a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=alderman

  4. alderman
    Anglo-Saxon term for the noble governor of a shire; after the Norman Conquest the office was replaced with that of sheriff. From the 19th century aldermen were the senior members of ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. Alderman
    Al'der·man (al'dẽr*m a n) noun ; plural Aldermen [ Anglo-Saxon aldormon , ealdorman ; ealdor an elder + man . See Elder , noun ] 1. A senior or superior;...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/52

  6. alderman
    noun a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); `aldermen usually represent city wards`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alderman

  7. Alderman
    • (n.) One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions. • (n.) A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/alderman/



  1. alderman
    member of the legislative body of a municipal corporation in England and the United States. In Anglo-Saxon England, ealdormen, or aldermen, were ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/41

  2. Alderman
    Alderman is criminal slang for a crowbar used for forcing safes. So named on account of its high rank among burglars.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZA.HTM

  3. Alderman
    An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council memb...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderman

  4. Alderman
    An officer, generally appointed or elected in towns corporate, or cities, possessing various powers in different places.
    Found op http://www.lectlaw.com/def/a174.htm

  5. Alderman
    An alderman was formerly a senior member of a local council. The Saxon ealdorman was next to the king, and frequently a viceroy; but after the settlement of the Danes the title was gradually displaced by that of earl. Aldermen in corporations were next in dignity to the mayor.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXA.HTM

  6. Alderman
    [disambiguation] An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions. Alderman may also refer to: People with the surname Alderman: == See also == ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderman_(disambiguation)

  7. alderman
    1) Council member 2) Local office 3) Representative
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/alderman/1

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