burgess-shipn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdʒᵻsʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈbərdʒə(s)ˌʃɪp/

Forms: see burgess n.¹ and -ship suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: burgess n.¹, -ship suffix.

Etymology: < burgess n.¹ + -ship suffix. Compare earlier burgessy n.In sense 1b originally rendering Hellenistic Greek πολίτευμα. This word occurs only once in the New Testament (in Philippians 3:20), although it is otherwise common. Its precise sense in the occurrence in Philippians is disputed; it probably means ‘citizenship’ or perhaps ‘commonwealth’; both of these senses are well attested in Hellenistic Greek. The word occurs already in ancient Greek in the sense ‘government’.

a. The state or fact of being a burgess (of a town, borough, etc.); the status and privileges of a burgess; the freedom of a borough, citizenship.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > status or rights of being a citizen

burgessy1340

civilityc1384

franchisea1400

burgess-shipa1450

free burghership?1555

citizenship1611

cit1679

burghership1725

citizenhood1851

a1450 in F. W. Willmore Hist. Walsall (1887) 166 (MED) Then he so offendyng immediatly be discharged of his or theyer Burgessye or Burgesship.

1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 390 That no prentice haue his fredom of Burgesshippe.

1580 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives 971 To some [of the Towns] he gave the right of Burgesship of Rome.

1662 S. Pepys Diary 30 Apr. (1970) III. 74 The Mayor and burgesses did desire my acceptance of a burgess-shipp.

1711 P. H. Impartial View Two Late Parl. 258 A Burgesship of W——r was of too great a Value to be granted to a General in Spain.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 333 A right of burgessship in that place.

1808 Monthly Mag. Nov. 310/1 [He] conveyed the manor of the borough of Totnes to the corporation..reserving..the right of a burgess-ship to his heirs for ever.

1873 J. Morley Rousseau I. 9 The position of burgess-ship.

1924 C. A. James Skeel in R. W. Seton-Watson Tudor Stud. i. 13 Clearly in these nine boroughs racial qualification for burgess-ship had been abolished.

1961 W. C. Dickinson New Hist. Scotl. (1962) I. xxv. 244 As late as 1565, an English arrow-maker was admitted to burgess-ship in order that he might stay within the burgh to instruct others in his craft.

2005 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Dec. 7 The origins of burgess-ship in the capital go back to 1406.

†b. Theology. figurative. The state or fact of being a citizen of the heavenly kingdom (with allusion to Philippians 3:20). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > status or rights of being a citizen > specific

portery1565

burgess-ship1610

Latinity1880

1610 J. Boys Expos. Dominical Epist. & Gospels 149 For albeit we dwel on earth, our burgesship is in heauen.

1656 J. Trapp Comm. New Test.: Phil. iii. 20 Our civil conversation, or our burgess-ship, while we live by heaven's laws.

1740 R. Erskine Chambers of Safety 28 They only escape that have their Hearts in Heaven, their Conversation in Heaven, their Burgessship in Heaven.

1885 C. H. Spurgeon Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit XXX. 391 Our citizenship is in heaven, and the Spirit of God enables us to enjoy the burgess-ship of the New Jerusalem.

2. British. The position of member of parliament for a borough (cf. burgess n.¹ 1b). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > other types of member > position of member for borough

burgess-ship1612

1612 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 191 The Puritanes make whatt meanes theye can to gett Burgesshipps.

1673 Duke of Buckingham Let. 4 Sept. in Wks. (1705) II. 71 In the Election of his Lordship to the same Burgesship before.

1728 William Walker's Improvem. to Art Teaching (ed. 10) 151 When he stood for the Burgess-ship, whereas his Competitor had not nineteen Voices, every Body stood for him.

1838 D. Gilbert Parochial Hist. Cornwall I. 84 Which circumstance..brought him to the knowledge of Jonathan Lord Bishop of Bristol, by whose interest he obtained a burgess-ship at West Looe for the parliament.

1962 F. Furneaux-Smith Professor & Prime Minister v. 151 A. P. Herbert..offered himself as an Independent candidate for the Burgessship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	burgess-ship
释义	burgess-shipn. Brit. /ˈbəːdʒᵻsʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈbərdʒə(s)ˌʃɪp/ Forms: see burgess n.¹ and -ship suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: burgess n.¹, -ship suffix. Etymology: < burgess n.¹ + -ship suffix. Compare earlier burgessy n.In sense 1b originally rendering Hellenistic Greek πολίτευμα. This word occurs only once in the New Testament (in Philippians 3:20), although it is otherwise common. Its precise sense in the occurrence in Philippians is disputed; it probably means ‘citizenship’ or perhaps ‘commonwealth’; both of these senses are well attested in Hellenistic Greek. The word occurs already in ancient Greek in the sense ‘government’. 1. a. The state or fact of being a burgess (of a town, borough, etc.); the status and privileges of a burgess; the freedom of a borough, citizenship. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > status or rights of being a citizen burgessy1340 civilityc1384 franchisea1400 burgess-shipa1450 free burghership?1555 citizenship1611 cit1679 burghership1725 citizenhood1851 a1450 in F. W. Willmore Hist. Walsall (1887) 166 (MED) Then he so offendyng immediatly be discharged of his or theyer Burgessye or Burgesship. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 390 That no prentice haue his fredom of Burgesshippe. 1580 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives 971 To some [of the Towns] he gave the right of Burgesship of Rome. 1662 S. Pepys Diary 30 Apr. (1970) III. 74 The Mayor and burgesses did desire my acceptance of a burgess-shipp. 1711 P. H. Impartial View Two Late Parl. 258 A Burgesship of W——r was of too great a Value to be granted to a General in Spain. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 333 A right of burgessship in that place. 1808 Monthly Mag. Nov. 310/1 [He] conveyed the manor of the borough of Totnes to the corporation..reserving..the right of a burgess-ship to his heirs for ever. 1873 J. Morley Rousseau I. 9 The position of burgess-ship. 1924 C. A. James Skeel in R. W. Seton-Watson Tudor Stud. i. 13 Clearly in these nine boroughs racial qualification for burgess-ship had been abolished. 1961 W. C. Dickinson New Hist. Scotl. (1962) I. xxv. 244 As late as 1565, an English arrow-maker was admitted to burgess-ship in order that he might stay within the burgh to instruct others in his craft. 2005 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Dec. 7 The origins of burgess-ship in the capital go back to 1406. †b. Theology. figurative. The state or fact of being a citizen of the heavenly kingdom (with allusion to Philippians 3:20). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > status or rights of being a citizen > specific portery1565 burgess-ship1610 Latinity1880 1610 J. Boys Expos. Dominical Epist. & Gospels 149 For albeit we dwel on earth, our burgesship is in heauen. 1656 J. Trapp Comm. New Test.: Phil. iii. 20 Our civil conversation, or our burgess-ship, while we live by heaven's laws. 1740 R. Erskine Chambers of Safety 28 They only escape that have their Hearts in Heaven, their Conversation in Heaven, their Burgessship in Heaven. 1885 C. H. Spurgeon Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit XXX. 391 Our citizenship is in heaven, and the Spirit of God enables us to enjoy the burgess-ship of the New Jerusalem. 2. British. The position of member of parliament for a borough (cf. burgess n.¹ 1b). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > other types of member > position of member for borough burgess-ship1612 1612 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 191 The Puritanes make whatt meanes theye can to gett Burgesshipps. 1673 Duke of Buckingham Let. 4 Sept. in Wks. (1705) II. 71 In the Election of his Lordship to the same Burgesship before. 1728 William Walker's Improvem. to Art Teaching (ed. 10) 151 When he stood for the Burgess-ship, whereas his Competitor had not nineteen Voices, every Body stood for him. 1838 D. Gilbert Parochial Hist. Cornwall I. 84 Which circumstance..brought him to the knowledge of Jonathan Lord Bishop of Bristol, by whose interest he obtained a burgess-ship at West Looe for the parliament. 1962 F. Furneaux-Smith Professor & Prime Minister v. 151 A. P. Herbert..offered himself as an Independent candidate for the Burgessship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1450
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