Thesaurus: burgess

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1. n. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.
2. n. One who represents a borough in Parliament.
3. n. A magistrate of a borough.
4. n. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
5. n. a citizen of an English borough
6. 1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. Blackstone. Note: "A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city." Burrill. 2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. 3. A magistrate of a borough. 4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. Burgess oath. See Burgher, 2.
7. n. English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) n. a citizen of an English borough