Word: aldermanly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: al
der
man
ly
Definition: Relating to, or like, an alderman; a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
Morphemes:
Affix: alderman
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ealdor
Language: ang
Decoded: ealdor
Meaning: elder, parent, chief, prince, author
Affix: mann
Language: ang
Decoded: mann
Meaning: man
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".