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Bur·gess  (bûrjs), Anthony 1917-1993.

British writer and critic noted for his comic novels, including the futuristic classic A Clockwork Orange (1962).

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bur·gess  (bûrjs)

n.

1. A freeman or citizen of an English borough.

2. A member of the English Parliament who once represented a town, borough, or university.

3. A member of the lower house of the legislature of colonial Virginia or Maryland.

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[Middle English burgeis, from Old French, from Late Latin burgnsis, from burgus, fortified town; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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burgess [ˈbɜːdʒɪs]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in England)

a.  a citizen or freeman of a borough

b.  any inhabitant of a borough

2. (Historical Terms) English history a Member of Parliament from a borough, corporate town, or university

3. (Historical Terms) a member of the colonial assembly of Maryland or Virginia

[from Old French burgeis, from borc town, from Late Latin burgus, of Germanic origin; see borough]

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Burgess [ˈbɜːdʒɪs]

n

1. (Biographies / Burgess, Anthony (1917-1993) M, English, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: critic) Anthony, real name John Burgess Wilson. 1917-93, English novelist and critic: his novels include A Clockwork Orange (1962), Tremor of Intent (1966), Earthly Powers (1980), and Any Old Iron (1989)

2. (Biographies / Burgess, Guy (1911-1963) M, British, POLITICS: diplomat, CRIME AND POLICING: spy) Guy. 1911-63, British spy, who fled to the Soviet Union (with Donald Maclean) in 1951

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Burgess - English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) Anthony Burgess
	2.	burgess - a citizen of an English borough burgher Englishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

Translations

burgess [ˈbɜːdʒɪs] N (Brit) → ciudadano/a m/f (archaic) (Parl) → diputado/a m/f

burgess

n

→ (freier) Bürger, (freie) Bürgerin

(Hist) → Abgeordnete(r) mf

(US) Abgeordneter der Volksvertretung der Kolonien Maryland oder Virginia