burgomaster

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"I am Eduard Witschey, the burgomaster," he said.

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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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Last week it was learned that Brussels had given Belgium another heroic 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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The fiery old burgomaster flung himself on his mule, and, spurring him to a gallop, he headed not his own men only but the fugitives.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles