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===Noun===
===Noun===
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A PERSON WHO LIVED IN THE VIRGINIA COLONY IN THE 1700's AND ATE MY CHEESE

# an inhabitant of a [[borough]] with full rights, a [[citizen]]
# {{historical}} a town magistrate


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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

burgess (plural burgesses) A PERSON WHO LIVED IN THE VIRGINIA COLONY IN THE 1700's AND ATE MY CHEESE