Antiburgher :: Antiburgher (n.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath..

Burg :: Burg (n.) A fortified town.

Burg :: Burg (n.) A borough.

Burgage :: Burgage (n.) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft..

Burgall :: Burgall (n.) A small marine fish; -- also called cunner.

Burgamot :: Burgamot (n.) See Bergamot.

Burganet :: Burganet (n.) See Burgonet.

Burgee :: Burgee (n.) A kind of small coat.

Burgee :: Burgee (n.) A swallow-tailed flag; a distinguishing pennant, used by cutters, yachts, and merchant vessels..

Burgeois :: Burgeois (n.) See 1st Bourgeois.

Burgeois :: Burgeois (n.) A burgess; a citizen. See 2d Bourgeois.

Burgeon :: Burgeon (v. i.) To bud. See Bourgeon.

Burgess :: Burgess (n.) An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough..

Burgess :: Burgess (n.) One who represents a borough in Parliament.

Burgess :: Burgess (n.) A magistrate of a borough.

Burgess :: Burgess (n.) An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.

Burgess-ship :: Burgess-ship (n.) The state of privilege of a burgess.

Burggrave :: Burggrave (n.) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached..

Burgh :: Burgh (n.) A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough..

Burghal :: Burghal (a.) Belonging to a burgh.

Burghbote :: Burghbote (n.) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

Burghbrech :: Burghbrech (n.) The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace.

Burgher :: Burgher (n.) A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough..

Burgher :: Burgher (n.) A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess the true religion professed within the realm), the opposite party being called antiburghers..

Burghermaster :: Burghermaster (n.) See Burgomaster.

Burghership :: Burghership (n.) The state or privileges of a burgher.

Burghmaster :: Burghmaster (n.) A burgomaster.

Burghmaster :: Burghmaster (n.) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster..

Burghmote :: Burghmote (n.) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.

Burglar :: Burglar (n.) One guilty of the crime of burglary.

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