Definition of Burgher. Meaning of Burgher. Synonyms of Burgher

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Definition of Burgher

Burgher
Burgher Burgh"er, n. [From burgh; akin to D. burger, G. b["u]rger, Dan. borger, Sw. borgare. See Burgh.] 1. A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess ``the true religion professed within the realm'), the opposite party being called antiburghers. Note: These parties arose among the Presbyterians of Scotland, in 1747, and in 1820 reunited under the name of the ``United Associate Synod of the Secession Church.'

Meaning of Burgher from wikipedia

- Look up Burgher or burgher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burgher may refer to: Burgher (social class), a medieval, early modern European title of...
- Burgher people, also known simply as Burghers, are a small Eurasian ethnic group in Sri Lanka descended from Portuguese, Dutch, British and other Europeans...
- The Burghers of Calais (French: Les Bourgeois de Calais) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates...
- A burgher was a rank or title of a privileged citizen of medieval towns in early modern Europe. Burghers formed the pool from which city officials could...
- Free Burghers (Dutch: Vrijburgher, Afrikaans: Vryburger) were early European settlers in the 18th century who had been released of their service contracts...
- ancient city-states, giving rise to a civitas and the social class of the burgher or bourgeoisie. Since then states have expanded the status of citizenship...
- The Dutch Burghers are an ethnic group in Sri Lanka, of mixed Dutch, Portuguese Burgher and Sri Lankan descent. However, they are a different community...
- Mic****e Burgher (born 12 March 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist...
- Grand Burgher [male] or Grand Burgheress [female] (from German: Großbürger [male], Großbürgerin [female]) is a specific conferred or inherited title of...
- Africa, a burgher was a fully enfranchised citizen. Burgher rights were restricted to white men, in particular Boers. Historically Burgher refers to a...