burgess

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burgess Burgess Burgess[1] Burgess[2]

Main Entry: bur·gess
Pronunciation: 'b&r-j&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-French, from borc town -- more at BOURG
1 a : a citizen of a British borough b : a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament
2 : a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial Maryland or Virginia