Burgess

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.]

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