bourg


bourg

B0422600 (bo͝org)n.1. A market town.2. A medieval village, especially one situated near a castle.
[French, from Old French, from Late Latin burgus, fortress, of Germanic origin; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]

bourg

(bʊəɡ; French bur) na French market town, esp one beside a castle[C15: French, from Old French borc, from Late Latin burgus castle, of Germanic origin; see borough]

bourg

(bʊərg, bʊər)

n. 1. a town. 2. a French market town. [1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French « Late Latin burgus < Germanic; see borough]