alderman

  1. Noun.  A member of several municipal legislative bodies in a city or town.
  2. Noun.  (1811) A roasted turkey, called an ''alderman in chains'' or an ''alderman hung in chains'' if garnished with sausages. (1811 ''Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue'').
  3. Noun.  (slang) A man's potbelly.

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