burgomaster
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The burgomaster, with relish rather than resolution, did so immediately.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Queen's Commissioner arrived, Burgomaster Witschey said grace in Dutch, and dinner proceeded: three stout courses followed by brandy and a speech by the burgomaster.
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The burgomaster, feeling his responsibilities, grew nervous and asked for police reserves; he was promised 30 men for Sunday morning.
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This was too much, even for the quisling burgomaster of Maastricht.
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"Oh, Gerard! who think you, hath sent to our house seeking you?—the burgomaster himself."
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
