LORD MAYOR

By SovConn | May 22, 2013

lord mayor. 1.Hist. The chief officer of the corporation of the city of London, so called because the fourth charter of Edward III conferred on that officer the honor of having maces carried before him by the sergeants. 2. The title of the principal magistrate of a city, the office of which has been conferred by letters patent.
[Blacks Law 8th]

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