Definitions for Burgess

Burgess bur·gess

Spelling: [bur-jis]
IPA: /ˈbɜr dʒɪs/

Burgess is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 137 anagrams from letters in Burgess (begrssu).

Definitions for Burgess

noun

  1. American History. a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.
  2. (formerly) a representative of a borough in the British Parliament.
  3. Rare. an inhabitant of an English borough.
  4. Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  5. (Frank) Gelett [juh-let] /dʒəˈlɛt/ (Show IPA), 1866–1951, U.S. illustrator and humorist.
  6. Thornton Waldo, 1874–1965, U.S. author, especially of children's books.
  7. a male given name.

Origin of Burgess

1175-1225; Middle English burgeis Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to burg city (Germanic) + -eis Latin -ēnsis -ensis; cf. Examples for Burgess

She then suddenly remembered that Mr. burgess was no longer living in her hotel.

Some years ago, your good town did me the honour of making me an honorary burgess.

burgess, nominated for Earthly Powers, would not attend the ceremony unless the committee guaranteed him a win.

"Oh, Cap'n burgess didn't fix the table, if that's what you mean," said the new nurse.

They also ordered every burgess to provide himself with a bucket.

It was Philby, it turned out, who alerted Maclean and burgess that they should escape to the Soviet Union in 1951.

Any public attention had been on his possible role in tipping off burgess and Maclean.

Stephen caught the bridle, and Ambrose helped the burgess into the saddle.

In any case, burgess likes to rail against these pushy liberals and their tricky, communistic light bulbs.

Calls to burgess to comment on this story were not returned.

Word Value for Burgess
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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