noun · rare

burgess

burgess · burgesses

горожанин, горожанка

Bürger, (historical)Bürgerin

An inhabitant of a borough with full rightsAn inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.

/ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/

Meaning

5 senses

An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
Bürger, (historical)Bürgerin
a citizen of an English borough
(historical)A town magistrate.
(UK, historical)A representative of a borough in the Parliament.
(US, historical)A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.
A person who pays municipal taxes, a ratepayer.

Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

inhabitant of a borough with full rights:

Origin

From Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-Norman burgeis (“town-dweller”), of Proto-Germanic

From Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-Norman burgeis (“town-dweller”), of Proto-Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgensis (from Latin burgus), or from Frankish *burg, both from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. See also borough, bourgeois, burgish.

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