borjois

Old French

Alternative forms

• borgeis, burgeis, burgeys, burgois, burgeois, bourgois

Etymology

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From Latin burgēnsis, from burgus, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bur.ˈdʒojs/

Noun

borjois oblique singular, m (oblique plural borjois, nominative singular borjois, nominative plural borjois)

1. town-dweller; someone who lives in an urban area

Descendants

• Middle French: bourgois, bourgeois
  • French: bourgeois (see there for further descendants)
• Walloon: bordjeûs
• → Middle English: burgeis, burgeys, burges
  • English: burgess
  • Scots: burges