| 单词 | burgess |
| 释义 | burgess /berr"jis/, n. 1. Amer. Hist. a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland. 2. (formerly) a representative of a borough in the British Parliament. 3. Rare. an inhabitant of an English borough. [1175-1225; ME burgeis < AF, OF, equiv. to burg city ( < Gmc) + -eis < L -ensis -ENSIS; cf. -ESE] |
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