purkmistr

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bürgermeister.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: purk‧mi‧s‧tr

Noun

purkmistr m anim (feminine purkmistrová)

  1. (historical) mayor
    Synonym: starosta
    Ve funkci purkmistra se konšelé zprvu střídali, později byl purkmistr volen a potvrzen vrchností.
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Further reading

  • purkmistr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • purkmistr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • purkmistr in Internetová jazyková příručka