Mayor
Defined in 11 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
United States Code
24 U.S.C. § 225A — in this section
The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
26 U.S.C. § 1400L — for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the terms “Governor” and “Mayor” mean the Governor of the State of New York and the Mayor of the City of New York, New York, respectively.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(Lat. major; meyr, miret, or maer, one that keeps guard; old English, maier, potestas, power or authority, 25 Wend. [N. Y.] 50.) The chief governor or executive magistrate of a city. The old word was "portgreve." The word "mayor" first occurs in 1189, when Richard I. substituted a mayor for the two bailiffs of London. The word is common in Bracton. Bracton, 57. In London, York, and Dublin, he is called "lord mayor." Wharton.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The chief governor or executive magistrate of a city. Cowell derives it from meyr, used by the Britains, and derived from miret, meaning to keep and preserve, and not from the Latin major. The old word was portgreve. The word mayor first occurs in 1189, when Rich. I. substituted a mayor for the two bailiffs of London. The word is common in Bracton. Brac. 67. In London, York, and Dublin, he is called lord mayor. Wharton, Lex. It is generally his duty to cause the laws of the city to be enforced, and to superintend inferior officers, such as constables, watchmen, and the like. But the power and authority which mayors possess, being given to them by local regulations, vary in different places.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The executive head of a municipal corporation; the governor ,or chief magistrate of a city. Waldo v. Wallace, 12 Ind. 577; Pcople v. New York, 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 36; Crovatt v. Mason, 101 Ga. 246, 28 S. E. 89L
— Mayor's conrt. A court established in some cities, in which the mayor sits with the powers of a police judge or committing magistrate in respect to offenses committed within the city, and sometimes with civil jurisdiction in small causes, or other special statutory powers.
— Mayor's conrt of London. An inferior court having jurisdiction in civil cases where the whole cause of action arises within the city of London.
— Mayoralty. The office or dignity of a mayor.
— Mayoress. The wife of a mayor.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The chief or executive magistrate of a municipal corporation.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The executive head of a municipal corporation; the governor or chief mavistrate of a city.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
i The chief or executive magistrate of a city. 2 His principal duty is to enforce the laws of the city. He may also preside over the mayor's court, which has jurisdiction, concurrent with the courts of other committing magistrates, over offenses perpetrated within the city limits, and of special matters given by statute. See Magistrate. McKEAN'S TABLES. See Table, 4.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
The head of a municipal corporation. Lord Mayor: a title of the Mayors of London, York, and Dublin.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
The usual title of the chief executive officer of a city. See Burrill for an interesting paragi-aph on the derivation of the word.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
officer. The chief or executive magistrate of a city who bears this title. It is generally his duty to cause the laws of the city to be enforced, and to superintend inferior officers, such as constables, watchmen and the like. But the power and authority which mayors possess being given to them by local regulations, vary in different places.