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)

1. (historical) a kind of judicial officer in a feudal manor
2. (Belgium, informal) Synonym of bourgmestre (“mayor”)
3. (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.