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BURGESS
burgess, burgher
(noun) a citizen of an English borough
Burgess, Anthony Burgess
(noun) English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burgess (plural burgesses)
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
(historical) A town magistrate.
(historical, UK) A representative of a borough in the Parliament.
(historical, US) A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.
Etymology
Proper noun
Burgess
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"gess, n. Etym: [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois.]
1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. Blackstone.
Note: "A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city." Burrill.
2. One who represents a borough in Parliament.
3. A magistrate of a borough.
4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. Burgess oath. See Burgher, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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