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Burgess
Burgess Bur"gess, n. [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois.] 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.
Burgess oath
Burgess Bur"gess, n. [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois.] 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.
Burgess-ship
Burgess-ship Bur"gess-ship, n. The state of privilege of a burgess. --South.

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- Look up Burges in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burges is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Burges (1911–2002), Australian botanist...
- Look up Burg or burg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The German word Burg means castle. Burg or Bürg may refer to: -burg, a combining form in Dutch...
- Look up Burger, burger, or -burger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burger or Burgers may refer to: Hamburger, a food consisting of one or more cooked...
- Burger King Corporation (BK, stylized in all caps) is an American multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County...
- Richard Burges may refer to: Richard Rundle Burges (1754–1797), British Royal Navy officer Richard Goldsmith Burges (1847–1905), Australian politician...
- Scouts' first World Camp. Burges was the first daughter of Colonel William Edward Parry Burges and Millicent Pettingal Burges (née Miller). She was raised...
- led to a renewed appreciation of Burges and his work. Burges was born on 2 December 1827, the son of Alfred Burges (1796–1886), a wealthy civil engineer...
- Burges Salmon LLP is a law firm based in Bristol, England. Burges Salmon is a UK law firm with a national and international client base. The firm operates...
- Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Plato. Burges was born in Bengal, India, and was probably the son of Thomas Burges (d.1799) of Calcutta. He was educated...
- Two ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Burges, HMS Burges (BDE16) was a Captain-class frigate. She was however retained by the US Navy as the...