burgess

bur·gess

Now Rare a citizen or freeman of a British borough
Historical, Brit. a member of the British Parliament representing a borough, corporate town, or university
an elected member of the colonial legislature of Md. or Va.

Origin of burgess

Middle English and Old French burgeis: see bourgeois

Burgess

1866-1951; U.S. humorist & illustrator

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burgess

noun

A freeman or citizen of an English borough.
A member of the English Parliament who once represented a town, borough, or university.
A member of the lower house of the legislature of colonial Virginia or Maryland.

Origin of burgess

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

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Noun

(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 the colonial America, established by Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.

Origin

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

Proper noun

A surname.

Origin

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

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