English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
"The literary critic argued that Burgess's satire in A Clockwork Orange exposed the dark underbelly of human nature through its brutal yet brilliant narrative style."
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
"As a newly elected burgess, he took his seat in the assembly to vote on the new tax laws for the town."
A surname, from common nouns.
"The burgess family has lived in that coastal town for three generations."