Burgess Synonyms

bûrjĭs
A citizen of an English borough
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. burgher
  2. anthony burgess

Words Related to Burgess

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. freeman
  2. thornton
  3. morton
  4. reeve
  5. kemp
  6. middleton
  7. cartwright
  8. chapman
  9. stapleton
  10. barnes

Burgess Sentence Examples

  • By a statute of 1535 Brecon was made the county town of the new shire of Brecknock, and was granted the right of electing one burgess to represent it in parliament, a right which it retained till it was merged in the county representation in 1885.

  • The council was empowered to elect one burgess to parliament, and this right continued until the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885.

  • The statement caught Burgess's attention.

  • A person so qualified is entitled to be enrolled as a burgess, or registered as a county elector (as the case may be), unless he is alien, has during the qualifying period received union or parochial relief or other alms, or is disentitled under some act of parliament such as the Corrupt Practices Act, the Felony Act, &c. The lists of burgesses and county electors are prepared annually by the overseers of each parish in the borough or county, and are revised by the revising barrister at courts holden by him for the purpose in September or October of each year.

  • The statement didn't reduce Burgess's concern an iota.

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