<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.</li><li>(in England) one of the members, chosen by the elected councilors, in a borough or county council.</li><li>Early English History: a chief.</li><li>(later) the chief magistrate of a county or group of counties.</li><li>Northern U.S. Slang: a pot belly.</li></ul>