burgess

¹

[ bur-jis ]

noun

1. American History. 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.

Burgess

²

[ bur-jis ]

noun

1. Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
2. (Frank) Ge·lett [j, uh, -, let], 1866–1951, U.S. illustrator and humorist.
3. Thornton Waldo, 1874–1965, U.S. author, especially of children's books.
4. a male given name.

burgess

¹

/ ˈbɜːdʒɪs /

noun

1. in England
   1. a citizen or freeman of a borough
   2. any inhabitant of a borough
2. English history a Member of Parliament from a borough, corporate town, or university
3. a member of the colonial assembly of Maryland or Virginia

Burgess

²

/ ˈbɜːdʒɪs /

noun

1. BurgessAnthony19171993MEnglishWRITING: novelistWRITING: critic Anthony , real name John Burgess Wilson . 1917–93, English novelist and critic: his novels include A Clockwork Orange (1962), Tremor of Intent (1966), Earthly Powers (1980), and Any Old Iron (1989)
2. BurgessGuy19111963MBritishPOLITICS: diplomatCRIME AND POLICING: spy Guy . 1911–63, British spy, who fled to the Soviet Union (with Donald Maclean) in 1951

Word History and Origins

Origin of burgess¹

1175–1225; Middle English burgeis < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to burg city (< Germanic ) + -eis < Latin -ēnsis -ensis; -ese

Word History and Origins

Origin of burgess¹

C13: from Old French burgeis , from borc town, from Late Latin burgus , of Germanic origin; see borough

Example Sentences

The board’s quick move to fire Laaperi from his coaching position at Coronado High School does, in some ways, mirror what happened with Burgess.

From Voice of San Diego

Burgess required nine weeks PTO to deal with the physical and emotional fallout, which included infections requiring surgery, as well as not being able to get through the day for a lack of concentration and generally feeling “despondent.”

From Digiday

What followed was a hectic 48 hours in which Burgess maneuvered to restore many of the lost benefits — and then get them approved in the House.

From ProPublica

Burgess is the associate dean for research at the University of Arizona’s College of Public Health in Tucson.

From Science News For Students

So it wasn’t surprising when, after Burgess decided to upload it to Instagram the following morning, it quickly went viral.

From Outside Online

NCIS managed to eavesdrop on phone calls Wright made to his mother, Valerie Burgess.

From The Daily Beast

Calls to Burgess to comment on this story were not returned.

From The Daily Beast

“This is a prestigious panel, an all-star group,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) gushed of the five people sitting before him.

From The Daily Beast

Her attention to language—and the breakdown of language—invites comparisons to writers like Anthony Burgess and Lewis Carroll.

From The Daily Beast

In any case, Burgess likes to rail against these pushy liberals and their tricky, communistic light bulbs.

From The Daily Beast

They having first in the tavern made Mr. Waith also a burgess, he coming in while we were drinking.

From Project Gutenberg

In another way also the “foreigners” who were members of the Merchant Gild were useful to the burgess-members of it.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1888, the lovers of racing pinned their faith to the 30-foot class, and Burgess's fame rose higher and higher.

From Project Gutenberg

We cross the bridge and find another on the south bank near the toll-house and Burgess's tavern.

From Project Gutenberg

A little while ago, at the Palladium, there was a Moore and Burgess revival.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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