burgesses

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plural of burgess
burgess
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights, a citizen
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in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of maryland or virginia
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{n} citizen, freeman, representative
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House of Burgesses
The lower house of the legislature in colonial Virginia. Representative assembly in colonial Virginia, the first elective governing body in a British colony. It was one division of the legislature established in 1619 by the colonial governor at Jamestown; the other included the governor himself and a council, all appointed by the colonial proprietor (the Virginia Company). Each Virginia settlement was entitled to elect two delegates, or burgesses (citizens of a borough in England). See also London Co
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An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers
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A burgess was a member of a medieval town inhabited by free commoners In contrast, peasants (persons living in the countryside) were attached to the land that was actually owned by the lord of the manor [Chapter 22] [Chapter 84] [II: Chapter 1]
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a town magistrate
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A magistrate of a borough
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One who represents a borough in Parliament
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a citizen of an English borough
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a citizen of an English borough English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
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A citizen or freeman of a borough, especially a member of the governing body of a town
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holder of land or a house in a borough
burgess
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
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A person who held land called a burgage in a borough The rental for the burgage and land was 12d in 1290 and the burgess may have owned more than one burgage
burgess
An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough
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{i} resident, inhabitant; elected official, delegate
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    [ 'b&r-j&s ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English burgeis, from Old French borjois, from borc.
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