Burgess

Meaning

Noun

●

An

of a

with

; a citizen.

●

In People:

A

magistrate.

●

In British English:

A

of a

in the Parliament.

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In American English:

A

of the House of Burgesses, a

legislative body

in

America,

by the Virginia Company to provide

the colonies.

Name

●

A

from the common noun.

●

A number of

in the United States:

A

in Bond County, Illinois.

●

A number of

in the United States:

A

in Barton County, Missouri.

●

A number of

in the United States:

An

in Horry County, South Carolina.

●

A number of

in the United States:

An

in Northumberland County, Virginia.

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Origin

burgess

English

burgeis

Middle English (1100-1500)

burgeis

Anglo-Norman

borjois

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

borc

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

burgensis

Latin

burgus

Latin

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