Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgomeister, literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the fortress) is the English form, rendering various terms in or derived from the German language word for the chief magistrate and/or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration (Bürgermeister) All contemporary titles are commonly translated into English with the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Town Mayor.
Bürgermeister, in German: in Germany, Austria, and formerly in Switzerland. In Switzerland, the title was abolished mid-19th century; various current titles for roughly equivalent offices include Gemeindepräsident, Stadtpräsident, Gemeindeammann, and Stadtammann.