%mayor%

n. [ OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater, higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See Major, and cf. Merino. ] The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., fr. mayor greater, L. major. ] The conductor of a mule team; also, a head shepherd. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a mayor; as, the mayoral limousine. [ PJC ]

n. The office, or the term of office, of a mayor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The wife of a mayor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A woman who is mayor. [ PJC ]