burgessn.
英 'bɜːdʒɪs | 美 'bɝdʒɪs
中文n. （英）自由民；市民；议员；（美）镇行政官\nn. (Burgess)人名；(德)布格斯；(英)伯吉斯
（英）自由民；市民；议员；（美）镇行政官
n. (Burgess)人名；(德)布格斯；(英)伯吉斯
词根词源
burgessburgess: see boroughburgess (n.)c. 1200, burgeis "citizen of a borough," from Old French borjois (Modern French bourgeois), from Late Latin burgensis (see bourgeois). Applied from late 15c. to borough representatives in Parliament and used later in Virginia and other colonies used to denote members of the legislative body, while in Pennsylvania, etc., it meant "member of the governing council of a borough."
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