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burgess

/ˈbɜːdʒɪs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
  2. A town magistrate.
  3. A representative of a borough in the Parliament.
  4. A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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