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Burgess

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.

(2):

(n.) One who represents a borough in Parliament.

(3):

(n.) An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.

(4):

(n.) A magistrate of a borough.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Burgess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/burgess.html. 1828.
 
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