'Burgess' definitions:
Definition of 'Burgess'
(from WordNet)
noun
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) [syn: Burgess, Anthony Burgess]
noun
A citizen of an English borough [syn: burgess, burgher]
Definition of 'Burgess'
From: GCIDE
- Burgess \Bur"gess\, n. [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois.]
- 1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- Note: "A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city." --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who represents a borough in Parliament. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A magistrate of a borough. [1913 Webster]
- 4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses; they are now called delegates. [1913 Webster]
- Burgess oath. See Burgher, 2. [1913 Webster]
Burgess, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Burgess, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
Population (2000) :
70
Housing Units (2000) :
33
Land area (2000) :
0.075088 sq. miles (0.194476 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.075088 sq. miles (0.194476 sq. km)
FIPS code :
09802
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.555890 N, 94.615703 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.