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Definitions for Burgess

[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.
[4] Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
[5] (Frank) Ge·lett [juh -let ] /dʒəˈlɛt/ , 1866–1951, U.S. illustrator and humorist.
[6] Thornton Waldo, 1874–1965, U.S. author, especially of children's books.
[7] a male given name.
[8] (in England) a citizen or freeman of a borough any inhabitant of a borough
[9] English history a Member of Parliament from a borough, corporate town, or university
[10] a member of the colonial assembly of Maryland or Virginia
[11] 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)
[12] Guy . 1911–63, British spy, who fled to the Soviet Union (with Donald Maclean) in 1951

Words related to Burgess

voter, civilian, resident, national, settler, inhabitant, taxpayer, villager, dweller, commoner, aborigine, denizen, subject, householder, occupant, native, cosmopolite, burgher, townsperson, urbanite

Words nearby Burgess

burgas, burgee, burgenland, burgeon, burger, burgess, burgess shale, burgh, burgher, burghley, burghley house

Origin of Burgess

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

Word origin for Burgess

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

Synonyms for Burgess

civilian, inhabitant, national, resident, settler, taxpayer, villager, voter, aborigine, burgher, commoner, cosmopolite, denizen, dweller, householder, native, occupant, subject, John/Jane Q. Public, freeman/woman, member of body politic, member of community, naturalized person, townsperson, urbanite