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burgherdom

noun

Etymology

From burgher + -dom.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “fortified elevation”
  2. derived from *burgz✻
  3. derived from *burg✻
  4. derived from burgāri — “inhabitant of a fortress”
  5. derived from burger
  6. derived from burgher
  7. inherited from burger
  8. suffixed as burgherdom — “burgher + dom”

Definitions

  1. The role or status of burgher.

  2. Burghers collectively

    Burghers collectively; citizenry.

The neighborhood

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