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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Burgess

/bẽrj'-əs/ · Bur·gess · IPA /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/
01 n. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.
  1. 1.
    An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.
  2. 2.
    One who represents a borough in Parliament.
  3. 3.
    A magistrate of a borough.
  4. 4.
    An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
Phrases & compounds
Burgess oath — See Burgher, 2.