Burgess

biographical name

Thornton Waldo 1874–1965 American writer

Kids Definition

burgess

noun

bur·​gess ˈbər-jəs 

1

: a citizen of a British borough

2

: a member of the lower house of the legislature of colonial Maryland or Virginia

Etymology

Middle English burgeis "citizen of a borough," from early French burgeis "resident of a town," from earlier burc "town," from Latin burgus "fortified place" — related to bourgeois