English → Latin
“mayor” in Latin
praetorleader, head, chief, president; praetor (office)decuriōdecurion; foremancōnsulconsul: either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic, elected annually; a proconsul; the highest ma
The English word mayor itself goes back to Latin maior.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mayor
*urbis praefectus; magistratus municipalis (Dig., passim); or (with reference to the Roman institutions) praetor, decurio (in country towns), or consul (in capital cities).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mayor?
- The usual Latin words for “mayor” are praetor, decuriō, cōnsul. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.