mayeur

French

Alternative forms

maïeur

Etymology

From Old French maior, from Latin maiōrem, accusative of maior. Doublet of maire, majeur, and major.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.jœʁ/

Noun

mayeur m (plural mayeurs, feminine mayeure)

(historical) a kind of judicial officer in a feudal manor
(Belgium, informal) Synonym of bourgmestre (“mayor”)
(northern France, obsolete) Synonym of maire (“mayor”)

Related terms

mayorat / maïorat
mayoral / maïoral

Further reading

“mayeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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