Main Entry: bur·gess

Pronunciation: \ˈbər-jəs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-French, from borc town — more at bourg

Date: 13th century

1 a : a citizen of a British borough b : a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament
2 : a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial Maryland or Virginia