burgess
burgess
noun
noun
- a person with municipal authority or privileges, in particular
镇行政官；镇长，尤指
■(Brit. archaic)an inhabitant of a town or borough with full rights of citizenship
(英，古)自由居民，自治市居民
■(Brit. historical)a Member of Parliament for a borough, corporate town, or university
(英，史)（代表自治市镇或大学的）议员
■(in the US and also historically in the UK) a magistrate or member of the governing body of a town
（美国及历史上英国城镇的）文职官员，地方官员
■(US historical)a member of the assembly of colonial Maryland or Virginia
(美， 史)（殖民地时期马里兰州或弗吉尼亚州的）众议院议员
- Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French burgeis, from late Latin burgus 'castle, fort' (medieval Latin 'fortified town'); related to borough
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