mayeur
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French maior, from Latin maiōrem, accusative of maior. Doublet of maire, majeur, and major.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mayeur m (plural mayeurs, feminine mayeure)
- (historical) a kind of judicial officer in a feudal manor
- (Belgium, informal) Synonym of bourgmestre (“mayor”)
- (northern France, obsolete) Synonym of maire (“mayor”)
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Further reading[edit]
- “mayeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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