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burgess

noun bur·gess \ˈbər-jəs\

Definition of BURGESS

a : a citizen of a British borough

b : a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament

: a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial Maryland or Virginia

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Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-French, from borc town — more at bourg

First Known Use: 13th century

biographical name Bur·gess \ˈbər-jəs\

Anthony 1917–1993 British writer

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(Frank) Gelett 1866–1951 Am. humorist & illustrator

biographical name

Thornton Waldo 1874–1965 Am. writer

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