burgess

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Anglo-Norman burgeis, cognate with Old French borjois (modern bourgeois), from late Latin burgus ‘fort, fortified town’.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'bɜ:ʤɪs/

[edit] Noun

Singular
burgess

Plural
burgesses

burgess (plural burgesses)

  1. an inhabitant of a borough with full rights, a citizen
  2. (historical) a town magistrate
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