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A claviger was the title of an office-holder to be found in many medieval boroughs, cities and other organisations. The term means key holder derived from clavis + gerere (key + to carry).[1] The office was retained in many localities in England and Wales until the municipal reforms instituted by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.[2]

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  1. ^ "Webster's 1913". www.websters1913.com. C. & G. Merriam Co. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The History of the Mayoralty". Retrieved 2010-01-17. The old corporation (or Assembly) was replaced in 1835 by a Mayor, High Steward, Recorder, ten Aldermen and thirty Councillors, with the usual officers
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