burgher
1Burgher — may refer to:* A formally defined class in medieval German cities, usually the only group from which city officials could be drawn. The equivalent in German of burgess or bourgeoisie. * More loosely, a member of the urban middle class, or * A… …
2burgher — 1560s, freeman of a burgh, from M.Du. burgher, from M.H.G. burger, from O.H.G. burgari inhabitant of a fortress, from burg fortress, citadel (see BOROUGH (Cf. borough)) …
3Burgher — Burgh er, n. [From burgh; akin to D. burger, G. b[ u]rger, Dan. borger, Sw. borgare. See {Burgh}.] 1. A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) A… …
4burgher — index denizen Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5burgher — ● burgher nom masculin (mot du dialecte boer holland.) Nom donné, dans les dernières années du XIXe s., aux citoyens de la République sud africaine du Transvaal et de l État libre d Orange …
6burgher — ► NOUN archaic ▪ a citizen of a town or city …
7burgher — [bʉr′gər] n. [ME < burgh,BOROUGH; in ModE assimilated < Ger bürger or Du burger] an inhabitant of a borough or town: now used chiefly to suggest a conservative middle class citizen …
8Burgher — Prozentzahlen der Burgher pro Distrikt laut Census von 2001 bzw. 1981 [1] Die Burgher sind eine euroasiatische ethnische Gruppe in Sri Lanka, die aus Mischehen von europäischen Siedlern der Kolonialzeit (vor allem Portugiesen, Holländer und… …
9burgher — UK [ˈbɜː(r)ɡə(r)] / US [ˈbɜrɡər] noun [countable] Word forms burgher : singular burgher plural burghers old fashioned someone who lives in a town or city, especially someone who is rich and well respected …
10Burgher — This interesting and unusual name has an intriguing history in England, it is found occasionally recorded as a surname from the 13th Century onwards, but there is no evidence of it as a vocabulary word until the 16th Century. In the modern idiom… …
