burgess
91burgess — sb. RG. 540, 541 …
92burgess — bur·gess || bÉœËdʒɪs n. resident, inhabitant; elected official, delegate …
93burgess — noun 1》 archaic an inhabitant of a town or borough with full rights of citizenship. 2》 Brit. historical a Member of Parliament for a borough, corporate town, or university. 3》 (in the US and historically in the UK) a magistrate or member of the… …
94Burgess — The holder of land or house within a borough. Holder of a tenement, land or house, in a borough, an office carrying special judicial privileges and obligations to the borough. Burgesses grew in power during the 14th and 15th centuries, gradually… …
95burgess — bur·gess …
96Burgess — Bur•gess [[t]ˈbɜr dʒɪs[/t]] n. 1) big (Frank) Gelett, 1866–1951, U.S. illustrator and humorist 2) big Thornton Waldo, 1874–1965, U.S. author …
97burgess — bur•gess [[t]ˈbɜr dʒɪs[/t]] n. 1) amh. a representative in the House of Burgesses 2) why (formerly) a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME burgeis < AF, OF, =burg city… …
98burgess — /ˈbɜdʒəs/ (say berjuhs) noun 1. an inhabitant, especially a citizen or freeman, of an English borough. 2. British History a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament. 3. US History a representative in… …
99Burgess — /ˈbɜdʒəs/ (say berjuhs) noun 1. Anthony, 1917–93, English satirical novelist and essayist; author of A Clockwork Orange (1962). 2. Guy, 1911–63, British spy, defected to the Soviet Union in 1951. 3. Richard, 1829–66, NZ bandit and bushranger …
100burgess — /barjas/ In English law, an inhabitant or freeman of a borough or town; a person duly and legally admitted a member of a municipal corporation. A magistrate of a borough. An elector or voter; a person legally qualified to vote at elections. The… …
