🧑‍🤝‍🧑burgess

noun
/ˈbɜːrdʒɪs/

Meaning

A citizen of a town or borough with full rights of citizenship.

Example Sentences

In medieval times, a burgess had the right to vote and hold property.

Synonyms

citizen, townsman, freeman, voter

Antonyms

foreigner, outsider

Collocations

burgess rights, medieval burgess, burgess class

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