eal·dor·man (ôl d r-mn)n. The chief magistrate of a district in Anglo-Saxon England. [Old English; see alderman.] |
ealdorman [ˈɔːldəmən]
n pl -men
(Historical Terms) an official of Anglo-Saxon England, appointed by the king, who was responsible for law, order, and justice in his shire and for leading his local fyrd in battle
[Old English ealdor lord + man]
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