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Uncommonburgess
The correct spelling is burgess.
How to pronounce burgess
/ˈbɜːdʒɪs/
nounIPA: /ˈbɜːdʒɪs/
Say it like: Bur-jes-s
The correct spelling is burgess. An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
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Definition
noun
- 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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