House of Burgesses

noun phrase

: the colonial representative assembly of Virginia

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March 29: Virginia House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Resolves, seven resolutions that challenge the legality of the Stamp Act. Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 June 2025 His reputation as a lawyer is likely why leaders in his county selected him for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765, wrote historian Richard R. Beeman in his 1974 biography of Henry. Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025

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First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of House of Burgesses was in 1619

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“House of Burgesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/House%20of%20Burgesses. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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