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Definition of Burgess
1. Noun. English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993).
2. Noun. A citizen of an English borough.
Definition of Burgess
1. n. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.
Definition of Burgess
1. Proper noun. (surname from=common nouns) ¹
2. Noun. An inhabitant of a borough with full rights, a citizen. ¹
3. Noun. (historical) A town magistrate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burgess
1. a citizen of an English borough [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgess
Literary usage of Burgess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1886)
"Caulfield reproduces a curious contemporary print of burgess and his congregation.
... burgess married a Mrs. Briscoe, and had two daughters and il sun. ..."
2. The Boston Directory (1862)
"49 Merchants Exchange, Beacon Washington, house 743 Tremont burgess ... 7 Putnam,
EB burgess Daniel L. tailor, house 150 Federal burgess Dulcina W. widow, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Richard Vaughan Barnewall, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, John Leycester Adolphus (1835)
"The Mayor, Bailiffs, and burgesses of the Borough of LEICESTER against burgess.
The declaration stated that the borough of Leicester was an ancient borough, ..."
4. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1921)
"On burgess' "The Education of Teachers" The following comment by Charles Carroll
of the office of the Commissioner of Public Schools of Rhode Island ..."
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