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