5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Note: "A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city." --Burrill. [1913 Webster] 2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. [1913 Webster] 3. A magistrate of a borough. [1913 Webster] 4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. [1913 Webster] Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. [1913 Webster] {Burgess oath}. See {Burgher}, 2. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Burgess n 1: English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) [syn: {Anthony Burgess}] 2: a citizen of an English borough [syn: {burgher}] From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: BURGESS. A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it signifies the representatives of a borough in parliament. 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 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Burgess, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri Population (2000): 70 Housing Units (2000): 33 Land area (2000): 0.075088 sq. miles (0.194476 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.075088 sq. miles (0.194476 sq. km) FIPS code: 09802 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.555890 N, 94.615703 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Burgess, MO Burgess
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