Claviger (title)

Last updated September 09, 2025

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]

References

↑ "Webster's 1913". www.websters1913.com. C. & G. Merriam Co. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
↑ "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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[Websters_claviger-1] "Webster's 1913". www.websters1913.com. C. & G. Merriam Co. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[Ipswich_Mayoralty-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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