BURGEE


Meaning of BURGEE in English

[ bə:'dʒi: ]

■ noun a triangular flag flown from the mast of a yacht to indicate the owner's membership of a particular sailing club.

Origin

C18: perh. from Fr. bourgeois (see burgess ) in the sense 'owner, master'.

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