Avoyer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Avoyer is a noun meaning (obsolete or historical) A chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland.
Meaning
(obsolete or historical) A chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland.
Example Sentences
the avoyer of Bern
the avoyer of Lucerne
The avoyer in office presided both in the council and senate, in each of which he had no regular, but only a casting vote: the great seal of the republic was in his custody; and a provincial jurisdiction was annexed to his station.
Word Forms
- avoyers
Related Words
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