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bur⋅gess

  [bur-jis]
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–noun
1. American History. a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.
2. (formerly) a representative of a borough in the British Parliament.
3. Rare. an inhabitant of an English borough.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME burgeis < AF, OF, equiv. to burg city (< Gmc) + -eis < L -ēnsis -ensis; cf. -ese
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Bur⋅gess

  [bur-jis]
–noun
1. Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
2. (Frank) Ge⋅lett  [juh-let] , 1866–1951, U.S. illustrator and humorist.
3. Thornton Waldo, 1874–1965, U.S. author, esp. of children's books.
4. a male given name.
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bur·gess   (bûr'jĭs)   
n.  

  1. A freeman or citizen of an English borough.

  2. A member of the English Parliament who once represented a town, borough, or university.

  3. A member of the lower house of the legislature of colonial Virginia or Maryland.


[Middle English burgeis, from Old French, from Late Latin burgēnsis, from burgus, fortified town; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Bur·gess   (bûr'jĭs)   
British writer and critic noted for his comic novels, including the futuristic classic A Clockwork Orange (1962).
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