mayeur

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French maior, from Latin maiōrem, accusative of maior. Doublet of maire, majeur, and major.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.jœʁ/

Noun

mayeur m (plural mayeurs, feminine mayeure)

  1. (historical) a kind of judicial officer in a feudal manor
  2. (Belgium, informal) synonym of bourgmestre (“mayor”)
  3. (northern France, obsolete) synonym of maire (“mayor”)

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