Burgess

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Usage English, Scottish

Pronounced Pron. BUR-jəs(English)

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Meaning & History

Derived from the Middle English word burge(i)s or the Old French burgeis which both meant "inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a fortified town" (compare BURKE).