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Meaning of burgess

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

burgess

Pronunciation:/ˈbɜːdʒɪs/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. A town magistrate.

  3. A representative of a borough in the Parliament.

  4. 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.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burgess

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