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burgess 音标拼音: [b'ɚdʒəs] n. 自治城镇的公民 自治城镇的公民 Burgess n 1: English writer of satirical novels ( 1917- 1993) [ synonym: { Burgess}, { Anthony Burgess}] 2: a citizen of an English borough [ synonym: { burgess}, { burgher}] Burgess \ Bur" gess\, n. [ OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st { Borough}, and cf. 2d { Bourgeois}.] 1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. -- Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster] Note: " A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city." -- Burrill. [ 1913 Webster] 2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A magistrate of a borough. [ 1913 Webster] 4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. [ 1913 Webster] { Burgess oath}. See { Burgher}, 2. [ 1913 Webster] |
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