BURGESS


Meaning of BURGESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbər-jəs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-French, from borc town — more at bourg

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : a citizen of a British borough

b. : a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament

2. : a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial Maryland or Virginia

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.