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burgessy

noun

Etymology

From Middle English burgeisie, borgeysye, from Old French bourgesie, borgoisie (“citizenship”), from borgeis, burgeis (“a citizen”), from Medieval Latin burgensis, derivative of burgus (“a borough, town”), from Frankish *burg (“town”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“burg, castle, stronghold, town”). Doublet of bourgeoisie. More at borough, burg, bury, burgh, and burh.

  1. derived from *burgz✻
  2. derived from *burg✻
  3. derived from burgensis
  4. derived from bourgesie
  5. inherited from burgeisie

Definitions

  1. Citizenship.

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