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Pronunciation : May"or
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater, higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See Major, and cf. Merino.]
Definition : Defn: The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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