'Burgess' definitions:

Definition of 'Burgess'

noun

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) [syn: Burgess, Anthony Burgess]

noun

A citizen of an English borough [syn: burgess, burgher]

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]

Name :

Burgess, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri

Population (2000) :

Housing Units (2000) :

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.