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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Note: ``A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.'' --Burrill. 2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. 3. A magistrate of a borough. 4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. {Burgess oath}. See {Burgher}, 2. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: burgess n : a citizen of an English borough [syn: {burgher}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Burgess, MO (town, FIPS 9802) Location: 37.55617 N, 94.61485 W Population (1990): 97 (40 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burgess, VA Zip code(s): 22432
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