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burgess

[bur-jis] / ˈbɜr dʒɪs /


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Since the conquerors felt they must stick together, it was possible for an ambitious young Norman lad, though only the son of a Cheapside burgess, to get a helping hand from Norman nobles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bagpipes welcomed the Eisenhowers to Maybole, where the General was made a freeman and burgess.

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It was an unheard-of audacity for a simple burgess to challenge the town Sheriff himself to a tilting duel with cudgels and lances.

From Tales From J?kai by M?r J?kai

Major George Colclough, Ursula's third husband, was a burgess in 1658.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Miriam Haynie

It has variously been supposed to have been the house of a rich burgess, of the Tom Fiddlers' Brotherhood, and the Mint of the Archbishops of Rheims.

From Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) by Various




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