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burgee definition

bur·gee (bʉr′jē)

noun

a swallow-tailed or triangular flag or pennant used on ships for signaling or identification

Etymology: < ? burgee's flag, owner's flag < Fr dial. bourgeais, var. of OFr borjois, burgeis, master, bourgeois

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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