Definition of burgesses Burgesses
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What does burgesses mean?
Wiktionary 
- burgesses (Noun)
Plural of burgess.
Part of speech
🔤- burgesses, noun, plural of burgess.
WordNet
NounPlural: burgesses |
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| burgess - a citizen of an English borough | ||
| burgher | ||
| burgess - English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) | ||
| Anthony Burgess | ||
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Wiktionary
- burgess (Noun)
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. - burgess (Noun)
A town magistrate. - burgess (Noun)
A representative of a borough in the Parliament. - burgess (Noun)
A member of the of House of Burgesses , a legislative body in the colonial America, established by Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- burgess (n.)
An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. - burgess (n.)
One who represents a borough in Parliament. - burgess (n.)
A magistrate of a borough. - burgess (n.)
An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
Part of speech
🔤- burgess, noun, singular of burgesses.
