[bour.geois] adj [MF, fr. OF borjois, fr. borc] (ca. 1565) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the townsman or of the social middle class
2: marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity
3: dominated by commercial and industrial interests: capitalistic -- bour.geois.ifi.ca.tion n -- bour.geois.ify vb
[2]bourgeois n, pl bourgeois (ca. 1674) 1 a: burgher b: a middle-class person
2: a person with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest: capitalist 3 pl: bourgeoisie