what does alderman means
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Alderman(noun) a senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. Alderman(noun) 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. Origin: [AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man.