Index of English words, starting with "al"

(1) - Alderman (n.) One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions.
(2) - Alderman (n.) A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity.

(1) - Aldermanic (a.) Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.

(1) - Aldermanry (n.) The office or rank of an alderman.
(2) - Aldermanry (n.) The district or ward of an alderman.

(1) - Alderney (n.) One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3.

(1) - Aldine (a.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works.