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Burgess
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What's The Definition Of Burgess?
[n] a citizen of an English borough
Synonyms | Synonyms for Burgess: burgher Related Terms | Find terms related to Burgess: See Also | Englishman Burgess In Webster's Dictionary \Bur"gess\, n. [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.
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