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Burgess Common

Burgess has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

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."

2

a citizen of an English borough

"After receiving his burgess rights, Thomas was eligible to vote in the annual elections for the local council."

3

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."

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from common nouns​.

"The burgess family has lived in that coastal town for three generations."

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