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bur·gess
/ˈbɝʤəs/
自治城鎮的公民
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bur·gess
n.
1.
An
inhabitant
of
a
borough
or
walled
town
,
or
one
who
possesses
a
tenement
therein
;
a
citizen
or
freeman
of
a
borough
.
Note:
☞
“A
burgess
of
a
borough
corresponds
with
a
citizen
of
a
city.”
2.
One
who
represents
a
borough
in
Parliament
.
3.
A
magistrate
of
a
borough
.
4.
An
inhabitant
of
a
Scotch
burgh
qualified
to
vote
for
municipal
officers
.
Note:
☞
Before
the
Revolution
,
the
representatives
in
the
popular
branch
of
the
legislature
of
Virginia
were
called
burgesses
;
they
are
now
called
delegates
.
Burgess oath
.
See
Burgher
, 2.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Burgess
n
1:
English
writer
of
satirical
novels
(1917-1993) [
syn
: {
Anthony
Burgess
]
2:
a
citizen
of
an
English
borough
[
syn
:
burgher
]
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