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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ “A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.” Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A magistrate of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. [ 1913 Webster ]
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