BURGHER


Meaning of BURGHER in English

n. 1 a citizen or freeman, esp. of a Continental town. 2 S.Afr. hist. a citizen of a Boer republic. 3 a descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka.

[ G Burger or Du. burger f. Burg, burg BOROUGH ]

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