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Burgess

bur·gess

UK/ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/ US/ˈbɜrdʒʌs/ uncommon uk us

noun

1.

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

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2.

a citizen of an English borough

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Origin

From Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-Norman burgeis (“town-dweller”), of Proto-Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgensis (from Latin burgus), or from Frankish *burg, both from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. See also borough, bourgeois, burgish.

Phrases

  • Burgess Hill
  • right of burgess

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