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Definition of burgess
1a : a citizen of a British boroughb : 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
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Big announcement on Mondays show. -- rick burgess (@bigvox) June 2, 2017 When contacted by AL.com, Burgess declined to comment.
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The board of burgesses will be meeting soon with Geer to try and find a less expensive alternative to providing police protection in the borough.
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Prior to that, Geer had served six terms as a burgess.
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Origin and Etymology of burgess
Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-French, from borc town — more at bourg
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Anthony 1917–1993 British writer
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(Frank) Gelett 1866–1951 American humorist and illustrator
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Thornton Waldo 1874–1965 American writer
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