mayoral
/meɪˈɔ.ɹəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Spanish-speaking overseer of a bull ranch.
noun
A Spanish-speaking overseer of an estate’s slaves.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The mayoral seal was applied to all official correspondence of the mayor."
- "Let’s have a quick recap of some of Han’s more rational campaign pledges during last year's mayoral campaign to see how he has performed in his current position. We will leave aside things like building a Disneyland, drilling for oil off the Taiping Islands, constructing an F1 circuit, and turning Qijin Island into Taiwan’s Las Vegas — after all, these sorts of things take time to deliver."
- "A thrust of the lance, and the mayoral says bullring or slaughterhouse."
- "The mayoral was dressed in much the same fashion as the other men but instead of a lance he carried a short braided quirt to emphasize his almost feudal authority. As overseer of the ranch, his commands were limited to monosyllables; more frequently, he merely gestured with the quirt."
- "From the moment the owner and the mayoral decide to call him to the plaza the bull’s life becomes a long succession of shutters and chutes; […]"
- "The mayoral who oversees the band, / Before me now is standing, whip in hand, / The straw-hat slouching o’er his olive face, / Sturdy in figure, active in his pace; / Nor coat nor waistcoat incommode his breast."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Old French mairebor. Middle English maire English mayor English -al English mayoral From mayor + -al.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: mayoral
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl/
- British English: /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/