Burgess Definition

bûrjĭs
burgesses
noun
burgesses
A citizen or freeman of a British borough.
Webster's New World
A member of the British Parliament representing a borough, corporate town, or university.
Webster's New World
An elected member of the colonial legislature of Md. or Va.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Burgess

Noun

Singular:
burgess
Plural:
burgesses

Origin of Burgess

  • From Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-Norman burgeis, of Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgensis < *burgus or Frankish. See also bourgeois, burgish.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English burgeis from Old French from Late Latin burgēnsis from burgus fortified town bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglo-Norman burgeis, of Germanic origin; either from Late Latin *burgus or Frankish

    From Wiktionary

Burgess Sentence Examples

  • By a statute of 1535 Brecon was made the county town of the new shire of Brecknock, and was granted the right of electing one burgess to represent it in parliament, a right which it retained till it was merged in the county representation in 1885.

  • The council was empowered to elect one burgess to parliament, and this right continued until the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885.

  • The statement caught Burgess's attention.

  • A person so qualified is entitled to be enrolled as a burgess, or registered as a county elector (as the case may be), unless he is alien, has during the qualifying period received union or parochial relief or other alms, or is disentitled under some act of parliament such as the Corrupt Practices Act, the Felony Act, &c. The lists of burgesses and county electors are prepared annually by the overseers of each parish in the borough or county, and are revised by the revising barrister at courts holden by him for the purpose in September or October of each year.

  • The statement didn't reduce Burgess's concern an iota.

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