Aldermanic

//ˌɔːldəˈmænɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen.

    "The Board of Councilmen last night made an active attempt to pass a reduced Japanese bill, without giving the items; […] The proposed reduction is a substantial one, cutting down the total of the bill from $105,000, the Aldermanic figure, to $90,000, which must be somewhere in the neighborhood of an honest amount. But why do the Councilmen, while acting to this extent in the public interest, refuse to give us the items as originally rendered by the Reception Committee of the Board of Aldermen?"

  2. 2
    Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an alderman. figuratively

    "Let's just say the city is not well served by the tradition of aldermanic courtesy."

  3. 3
    Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an alderman.; Of a person or animal's body, girth, etc.: fleshy, plump, rotund. figuratively

    "The male trout of this weight, however finely marked with various tints of blue, crimson, and gold, tends dangerously to aldermanic girth […]"

  4. 4
    Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an alderman.; Of a thing: extravagant; sumptuous. figuratively

    "Lunches and snacks so aldermanic / That one would furnish forth ten dinners, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or like an alderman wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aldermanicalaldermanlikealdermanlyaldermanly

Example

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"The Board of Councilmen last night made an active attempt to pass a reduced Japanese bill, without giving the items; […] The proposed reduction is a substantial one, cutting down the total of the bill from $105,000, the Aldermanic figure, to $90,000, which must be somewhere in the neighborhood of an honest amount. But why do the Councilmen, while acting to this extent in the public interest, refuse to give us the items as originally rendered by the Reception Committee of the Board of Aldermen?"

Etymology

From alderman + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Piecewise doublet of ealdormanic.

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