n. [ AS. burh, burg, cf. LL. burgus. See 1st Borough. ]
n. [ From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium. ] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A small marine fish; -- also called
n. See Bergamot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Burgonet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. (Print.) See 1st Bourgeois. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. A burgess; a citizen. See 2d Bourgeois. [ R. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To bud. See Bourgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. ]
☞ “A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.” Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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.