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burghers

[bur-ger] Origin

burgh·er

[bur-ger]
noun
an inhabitant of a town, especially a member of the middle class; citizen.

Origin:
1560–70; < Middle Dutch < Middle High German burger, equivalent to burg borough + -er -er1

burgh·er·ship, noun

burger, burgher.
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Word Origin & History

burgher
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).
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