Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ealdorman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: eal-dor-man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂el- (grow)

Inflected Forms

ealdormen (plural) ealderman (alternative) eolderman (alternative)

Derived Forms

ealdormanic ealdormanry

Questions

What does ealdorman mean?: The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.
Where does ealdorman come from?: Learned borrowing from Old English ealdormann. See alderman (from Old English aldormann).

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