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| burgess | (n) English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993), Syn. Anthony Burgess |
| burgess | (n) a citizen of an English borough, Syn. burgher |
| Burgess | 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. ] ☞ “A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.” Burrill. [ 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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| Burgess-ship | n. The state of privilege of a burgess. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bürgerin { f } | Bürger { pl } | burgess | burgesses [Add to Longdo] |