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burgess-ship

noun

Etymology

From burgess + -ship.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from *burgz✻
  3. derived from *burg✻
  4. derived from burgus
  5. derived from burgensis
  6. derived from burgeis
  7. inherited from burgeis
  8. suffixed as burgess-ship — “burgess + ship”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being a burgess

    The state or condition of being a burgess; citizenship.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA