Māy'or, n.

(colloq. mār), n. [Lat. major, greater, higher, nobler, comparative of magnus, great; Fr. maire, Norm. Fr. meyre, maeur, mair, O. Fr. maour, meour, mahour, maïr, maieur, maieur, maior. See MAJOR.] 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 mayor is chief judge.