# ealdorman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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