mayor

Alternative forms

• mayour (obsolete)

Etymology

• Circa 1300 from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.ɚ/, /ˈmɛɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.ə/, /ˈmɛə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -eɪə(ɹ)
• Homophone: mare (one pronunciation)

Noun

mayor (plural mayors, feminine mayoress)

1. The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
   • 2003, Mary Ruwart, Healing our world in an age of aggression - Page 374

     The Libertarian mayor of Big Water, Utah, recently slashed property taxes in half and even repealed his own salary!

   • 2011, Michael Ryan, The Heart's Location, p 32

     To assist him in his task Paul was joined by Ron Adams, who had been a three-term Libertarian mayor in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2. By restriction, a male municipal leader
3. (historical) The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France

Anagrams

• Amory, Moray, Raymo, moray

Etymology

From Latin māior, māiōris.

Adjective

mayor (epicene, plural mayores)

1. old
2. older
3. (music) major

Etymology

Latin maior - major.

Noun

mayor

1. major (military rank).

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Noun

mayor

1. major (military rank in Indonesian Army)
2. lieutenant commander (military rank in Indonesian Navy)
3. squadron leader (military rank in Indonesian Air Force)

Adjective

mayor

1. great, major

Adjective

mayor m, f (plural mayores, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of maior

Etymology

From Latin māior, māiōris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɟ͡ʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ]
• (Rioplatense) IPA^(key): /maˈʒor/

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Adjective

mayor (plural mayores)

1. bigger
2. older; elder

   mi novio es mayor que yo

   my boyfriend is older than me

   tengo una hermana mayor

   I've got an elder sister

3. (of a person) old; at an advanced age

   Synonyms: viejo, anciano

4. of age; adult; grown-up

   Cuando sea mayor voy a ser médico

   When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor.

   Synonym: mayor de edad

5. major; main

   una preocupación mayor

   a major concern

   la plaza mayor

   the main square

6. head; boss
7. (music) major
8. (as a superlative) the biggest, the oldest

Noun

mayor m (plural mayores)

1. (military) major (military rank)
2. boss; head
3. (literary, in the plural) ancestors

mayor f (plural mayores)

1. (nautical) mainsail