late 14c., mairaltee "office of a mayor" (mid-15c. as "tenure of a mayor"), from Middle French mairalté, from maire (see mayor) + -alte, as in principalte, reformed in English as -alty.
双语例句
1. He succeeded to the mayoralty.
他继任市长的职位.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. He was right, of course, to avoid the mayoralty trap.
