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Look up Burges in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burges is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Burges (1911–2002), Australian botanist
Burges
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Burger, burger, or -burger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burger or Burgers may refer to: Hamburger, a food consisting of one or more cooked
Burger
English Gothic revival architect and designer (1827–1881)
led to a renewed appreciation of Burges and his work. Burges was born on 2 December 1827, the son of Alfred Burges (1796–1886), a wealthy civil engineer
William_Burges
Global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in Florida
Burger King Corporation (also known as BK) is an American fast food chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Burger_King
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Burg or burg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The German word Burg means castle. Burg or Bürg may refer to: -burg, a combining form in Dutch
Burg
Dish with patty between buns
A hamburger, often known as a burger, consists of fillings—usually a patty of panfried or grilled ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun
Hamburger
Explorer and settler of Western Australia
Lockier Clere Burges (1841 – 6 January 1929), also known as L. C. Burges Jr., was prominent and controversial in Western Australia as an entrepreneur,
Lockier_Burges_(entrepreneur)
Topics referred to by the same term
Lockier Burges may refer to: Lockier Burges (politician) (c. 1814–1886), early settler in colonial Western Australia and member of the Western Australian
Lockier_Burges
Topics referred to by the same term
Richard Burges may refer to: Richard Rundle Burges (1754–1797), British Royal Navy officer Richard Goldsmith Burges (1847–1905), Australian politician
Richard_Burges
English clergyman and physician (1563–1635)
Greenwich on 19 June 1604. Burges chose his text from Psalm cxxii. 8, 9. One particular passage seems to have provoked the king. Burges likened the ceremonies
John_Burges
List of ships with the same or similar names
Two ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Burges, HMS Burges (BDE16) was a Captain-class frigate. She was however retained by the US Navy as the
HMS_Burges
Ernest Travers Burges (14 August 1851 in Brislington – 10 June 1921 in Richmond) was Archdeacon of Maritzburg from 1908 until his death. Burges was educated
Ernest_Burges
Scottish woman executed for witchcraft (b. 1579, d. 1629)
employing a number of servants. Burges was first accused of witchcraft following a dispute in front of her home. Burges had sent away a beggar named Elspeth
Margaret_Burges
Late-Victorian townhouse in London, England
elements of Burges's earlier work, particularly Park House in Cardiff and Castell Coch. It was designated a Grade I listed building in 1949. Burges bought
The_Tower_House
UK law firm
Burges Salmon LLP is a law firm based in Bristol, England. Burges Salmon is a UK law firm with a national and international client base. The firm operates
Burges_Salmon
American judge
Francis Green. Burges was born in Rochester in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on February 26, 1770, to John and Abigail Burges. Burges's father was a
Tristam_Burges
Australian politician
Clere Burges have been prominent in Western Australia. For the Lockier Clere Burges born in 1841, see Lockier Burges (entrepreneur) Lockier Clere Burges (c
Lockier_Burges_(politician)
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Look up Bürger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bürger or Buerger is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Albert Burger (disambiguation)
Bürger
British civil engineer (1796–1886)
Alfred Burges (1796–1886) was a British civil engineer. He was apprenticed to the civil engineer James Walker, and in turn trained several other engineers
Alfred_Burges
Argentine-American actress (1931–2020)
Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Burges (24 February 1931 – 27 June 2020), known professionally as Linda Cristal (Spanish: [kɾisˈtal]), was an Argentine-American
Linda_Cristal
American animated sitcom
Bob's Burgers is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents
Bob's_Burgers
Public school in Texas, United States
for Austin High for grades nine to twelve. Burges hosts a teaching and child development magnet program. Burges also offered American Sign Language (ASL)
Burges_High_School
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Burges may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy: USS Burges (BDE-12), was laid down on 8 December 1942 and launched on 26
USS_Burges
Australian botanist (1911–2002)
standard author abbreviation Burges is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Burges, Alan (1958). Micro-Organisms
Alan_Burges
Chairman of the East India Company in 1791
Col. Sir John Smith-Burges, 1st Baronet (c. 1734 – 24 April 1803) was Chairman of the East India Company in 1791. Smith-Burges was a director of the
John_Smith-Burges
British Victoria Cross recipient
two clasps. At the end of the war Burges returned to Southampton on the SS Orcana, arriving in November 1902. Burges was promoted to captain on 25 October
Daniel_Burges
British Scouting and Guiding advocate
Scouts' first World Camp. Burges was the first daughter of Colonel William Edward Parry Burges and Millicent Pettingal Burges (née Miller). She was raised
Olivia_Burges
American man claiming to have severe amnesia (born 1948)
he was found naked, without any possessions, next to a dumpster behind a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Between 2004 and 2015, his real
Benjaman_Kyle
Australian politician
1806 or 1808, William Burges was a brother of John Major Burges (c. 1805–?), Samuel Burges (1810–1885) and Lockier Clere Burges (senior) (1814–1886).
William_Burges_(politician)
Type of hamburger
A smash burger, also written smashburger, or smashed burger, is a type of hamburger in which a ball of ground beef is pressed firmly onto a hot griddle
Smash_burger
English classical scholar
Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Plato. Burges was born in Bengal, India, and was probably the son of Thomas Burges (d.1799) of Calcutta. He was educated
George_Burges
The Burges, later Lamb baronetcy, of Burghfield in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 21 October 1795 for the poet
Lamb baronets of Burghfield (1795)
Lamb_baronets_of_Burghfield_(1795)
American meat products company
burgers, founded in 1995. Their primary product, Bubba Burger, is made with USDA Choice beef chuck. They also produce turkey burgers, veggie burgers,
Bubba_Foods
American casual dining restaurant chain
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., more commonly known as Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews or simply Red Robin, and originally known as Sam's Tavern
Red_Robin
19th-century Gothic Revival castle in Tongwynlais, Wales
Burges rebuilt the outside of the castle between 1875 and 1879, before turning to the interior; he died in 1881 and the work was finished by Burges's
Castell_Coch
English clergyman and writer (died 1663)
Anthony Burges or Burgess (died 1664) was a Nonconformist English clergyman, a prolific preacher and writer. He was a son of a schoolmaster at Watford
Anthony_Burges
English minister (1589?–1665)
preacher. Burges was descended from the Burges or Bruges family of Batcombe, Somerset, was probably born in 1589. He was a son of Robert Burges (d. 1626)
Cornelius_Burges
American politician (born 1943)
City and Judy Burges of Sun City West. U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar was also there ... [Burges] wanted the Bundys to know they aren't alone. Burges stated that
Judy_Burges
Australian politician
death. Burges was born in York, Western Australia, to Judith (née Kearnan) and Samuel Evans Burges. His younger half-brother, Richard Goldsmith Burges, was
Thomas_Burges
American fast food chain
In-N-Out Burgers, doing business as In-N-Out Burger, is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations primarily in California and
In-N-Out_Burger
Slang term
Nothingburger, sometimes spelled as nothing-burger or nothing burger, is a term used to describe a situation that receives a lot of attention, but which
Nothingburger
Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986
Warren Earl Burger (September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995) was an American attorney who served as the 15th chief justice of the United States from 1969 to
Warren_E._Burger
Period of the US Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986
The Burger Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1969 to 1986, when Warren E. Burger served as Chief Justice
Burger_Court
Partial differential equation
Burgers' equation or Bateman–Burgers equation is a fundamental partial differential equation and convection–diffusion equation occurring in various areas
Burgers'_equation
1997 film by Brian Robbins
Good Burger is a 1997 American teen comedy film starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. It was directed by Brian Robbins, and written by Dan Schneider
Good_Burger
1978 quadruple homicide case
On the night of Friday, November 17, 1978, four young employees at a Burger Chef restaurant in Speedway, Indiana, went missing in what was initially thought
Burger_Chef_murders
Grade I listed structure in Cardiff, Wales
in art". In 1865, he met William Burges. This may have resulted from Burges' father's engineering firm, Walker, Burges and Cooper, having undertaken work
Animal_Wall
American politician
Richard Fenner Burges (January 7, 1873 – January 13, 1945) was an American attorney, legislator and conservationist. Burges was born on January 7, 1873
Richard_Fenner_Burges
Season of television series
American animated series Bob's Burgers aired on Fox from September 28, 2025 to May 17, 2026. On April 2, 2025, Bob's Burgers was renewed for a further four
Bob's_Burgers_season_16
American fast food chain
Five Guys Enterprises, LLC (doing business as Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Five Guys) is an American multinational fast food chain focused on hamburgers
Five_Guys
Largest city in South Africa
Johannesburg (/dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ joh-HAN-iss-burg, US also /-ˈhɑːn-/ -HAHN-, Afrikaans: [jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ] ; Xhosa: eGoli [ɛˈɡɔːli]; Zulu: iGoli [îˈɡóːli])
Johannesburg
British author and politician
James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament. Born James Burges, he was
Sir_James_Lamb,_1st_Baronet
Captain-class frigate
199–200 Friedman, p. 478 "Burges". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2025. "HMS Burges (K 347) of the Royal Navy
HMS_Burges_(K347)
Defunct American fast food restaurant chain
Burger Chef was an American fast-food restaurant chain. It began operating in 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana, expanded throughout the United States, and
Burger_Chef
South African international cricketer (born 1995)
Nandre Burger (born 11 August 1995) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African cricket team and Western Province in South African domestic
Nandre_Burger
Reconstruction of Cardiff Castle, Wales
example in art". In 1865, Bute met William Burges. This may have resulted from Burges's father, Alfred Burges, having worked for Bute's father on the East
Work of William Burges at Cardiff Castle
Work_of_William_Burges_at_Cardiff_Castle
British courtier, writer and soldier
March 1864), known until 1821 as Charles Burges, was a British courtier, writer, and soldier. Charles Burges was born on 8 July 1785 at Nantcribba Hall
Sir_Charles_Lamb,_2nd_Baronet
Gourmet burger restaurant
Hundred Burgers is a burger restaurant chain based in Valencia, Spain. It was founded in 2020 by Alex González-Urbón and Ezequiel Maldjian. The concept
Hundred_Burgers
American baseball player (born 1996)
Jacob Michael Burger (born April 10, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman and first baseman for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball
Jake_Burger
Surname list
Burg or Bürg is a German, Dutch, and Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Avraham Burg (born 1955), Israeli politician, son of Yosef
Burg_(surname)
2023 film by Phil Traill
Good Burger 2 is a 2023 American comedy film directed by Phil Traill, written by the writing team of Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, and produced by and
Good_Burger_2
Irish singer (born 1948)
Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh (English: /də ˈbɜːr/ də-BER), is an English singer-songwriter and
Chris_de_Burgh
Surname list
with the surname include: Don Burgers (1932–2006), Dutch politician. Jan Burgers (1895–1981), Dutch physicist. Jean Burgers [fr; mg] (1917–1944), Belgian
Burgers_(surname)
Hamburger sold by McDonald's
chain McDonald's. Intended as a large, high-calorie addition to the core burger menu, it was first trialed in Portugal and Canada in 2024 before being launched
Big_Arch_(hamburger)
Castle in Germany
Eltz Castle (German: Burg Eltz) is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a
Eltz_Castle
Stream in McMinn and Monroe County, Tennessee, U.S.
Burger Branch is a stream in McMinn County and Monroe County, Tennessee, in the United States. Burger Branch was named for the Burger family of pioneers
Burger_Branch
Evarts-class destroyer escort
September 1942 by Mare Island Navy Yard, Solano County, California as HMS Burges (BDE-16); sponsored for British Lend-Lease by Mrs. Ernest H. Wichels, but
USS_Edgar_G._Chase
American presenter, historian and author
hosted the Travel Channel show Burger Land from 2012 to 2013. He is a contributor for First We Feast with a series titled Burger Scholar Sessions. He is also
George_Motz
Food producer in California, Missouri
Burgers’ Smokehouse is a smokehouse and producer of cured and smoked meats and other foods in California, Missouri. It is one of the largest processors
Burgers'_Smokehouse
Medieval, early modern European title
burg was known as the right of burgess. In Irish the name appears as buirgéiseach, in Scottish Gaelic as bùirdeas, in Welsh as bwrdeis, Scots burges and
Burgess_(title)
Type of fast food hamburger
McDonald's for burgers in various markets. In Singapore, a chicken burger called the McSpicy is the chain's top-selling burger. The McSpicy burger is sold in
McSpicy
American actor and comedian (born 1978)
reprised for the 1997 teen comedy film loosely based on the series, Good Burger. He co-starred with Thompson on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel from
Kel_Mitchell
Surname list
Burger is a West Germanic surname. It is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'freeman' or 'citizen' (German Bürger, Low German Börger) and the surname is
Burger_(surname)
English physician
John Burges (1745 – 1807) was an English physician. Burges was born in London in 1745, and educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford. The dates
John Burges (physician, born 1745)
John_Burges_(physician,_born_1745)
American businessman
CaliBurger, Miso Robotics, Super League Gaming, PopID, Antler, Kolo, Simon and Gatler Robotics. CaliGroup's new technology is trialed at the CaliBurger chain
John_C._Miller
Hamburger type
A third-pound burger is a hamburger containing a patty that weighs one-third of a pound (approximately 5.3 ounces or 150 grams) before cooking. It is larger
Third-pound_burger
Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Katz Castle (German: Burg Katz) is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on a ledge looking downstream
Katz_Castle
British bookseller and bibliographer
James George Stuart Burges Bohn (20 December 1803, London – 4 January 1880, Peckham) was a British bookseller and bibliographer. Bohn was son of John Bohn
J._G._S._B._Bohn
Scottish writer
Mary Anne Burges (6 December 1763 – 10 August 1813) was a Scottish writer who wrote a successful sequel to The Pilgrim's Progress. Burges was born in
Mary_Anne_Burges
Fictional district attorney
Hamilton Burger is the fictional Los Angeles County District Attorney (D.A.) in the series of novels, films, and radio and television programs featuring
Hamilton_Burger
American celebrity chef (born 1964)
chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's Burgers, and Amalfi. He has appeared on Food Network since 1995, which
Bobby_Flay
Non-meat hamburger
A veggie burger or meatless burger is a hamburger made with a patty that does not contain meat, or the patty of such a hamburger. The patty may be made
Veggie_burger
American fast casual restaurant
Bobby's Burgers is an upscale group of fast casual restaurants founded by Chef Bobby Flay. It was preceded by Bobby's Burger Palace, which was founded
Bobby's_Burgers
Category A listed building on the Isle of Bute, Scotland
he had employed in South Wales, including William Burges and much of that architect's team. Burges built an oratory at the house. The main part of the
Mount_Stuart_House
British naval captain
casualties, including Burges himself, who was cut in two by a chain shot in the first ten minutes of battle. During the fight, Burges' men "fought like maniacs
Richard_Rundle_Burges
Burger with glazed doughnuts as the bun
A Luther Burger, or doughnut burger (among several naming variations), is a hamburger or cheeseburger with one or more glazed doughnuts in place of the
Luther_Burger
American fast food diner in New Jersey
restaurants were ranked on America's best burgers list along with White Rose Hamburgers, another New Jersey burger joint. The establishment was originally
White_Manna
American international fast food chain
world's third-largest hamburger fast-food chain, following McDonald's and Burger King. As of November 2, 2023, there were 7,166 Wendy's outlets, of which
Wendy's
Dutch footballer (born 2001)
Wouter Burger (born 16 February 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club TSG
Wouter_Burger
founded Knox Burger & Associates, a literary agency. Burger was born in New York City and lived in early life in Westchester County. Carl Burger, his father
Knox_Burger
American politician
John Burger (April 10, 1916 – January 11, 2005) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Burger served in the United
John_Burger
"Watson, Rear-Adm. Burges, (24 Sept. 1846–21 Sept. 1902)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Oxford University Press. "Obituary -Rear-Admiral Burges Watson". The Times
Burges_Watson
Solution to the Navier–Stokes equations
the Burgers vortex or Burgers–Rott vortex is an exact solution to the Navier–Stokes equations governing viscous flow, named after Jan Burgers and Nicholas
Burgers_vortex
Romanian football league
league’s main sponsor, renaming the competition "Divizia A Bürger" to promote its Bürger beer brand. In May 2008, Realitatea Media acquired the naming
Liga_I
German journalist and editor
Johann Heinrich Georg Bürgers (21 June 1820, Cologne – 10 December 1878, Berlin) was a Prussian German journalist and an editor of the Neue Rheinische
Heinrich_Bürgers
Topics referred to by the same term
James or Jim Burges(s) may refer to: James Burgess (archaeologist) (1832–1916), British archaeologist active in India James Burgess (American football
Jim_Burgess
Topics referred to by the same term
Henry Burger or Berger may refer to: Heinrich Bürger (1804–1858), German scientist Henry Berger (1826–1864), American organ builder Henry B. Burger (fl
Henry_Burger
Church in Somerset, England
the Church of St James, Winscombe, where Burges reconstructed the chancel in 1863–64. It is attributed to Burges on stylistic grounds, and on the basis
Church_of_St_Peter,_Draycott
Hamburger sold at Burger King and Hungry Jack's
restaurant chain Burger King, its Australian franchise Hungry Jack's, and BK Whopper Bar kiosks. Introduced in 1957 in response to the large burger size of a
Whopper
Restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark
Popl is a burger restaurant run by Noma chefs in Copenhagen, Denmark. The name comes from the Latin word "populus" meaning community of people, but also
Popl_(restaurant)
BURGES
BURGES
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burgess.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name, from Middle English burghman, borughman (Old English burhmann) ‘inhabitant of a (fortified) town’ (see Burke), especially one holding land or buildings by burgage (see Burgess).Americanized spelling of German Buhrmann (see Buhrman).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin, possibly a habitational name, of which the second element appears to be Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘creek’. The first element may be a short form of an Old English personal name containing the element Ås ‘god’ (see for example Oswald) or its Old Norse cognate ás (see Osborne). However, the earliest known bearer of the name was Roger Wyswall, who was admitted as a burgess of Shrewsbury in 1450. The English name is found in various forms, including Woosall and Wossald.Irish (Ulster) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó hEodhusa ‘descendant of Eodhus’ (see Hussey).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English burghman, borughman (Old English burhmann) ‘inhabitant of a (fortified) town’ (see Burke), especially one holding land or buildings by burgage (see Burgess).
Surname or Lastname
English (Northamptonshire)
English (Northamptonshire) : Anglo-Norman French patronymic (see Fitzgerald) from the personal name Hugh.William Fitzhugh (1651–1701), from Bedford, England, emigrated to VA about 1670 and established himself on the Potomac River in what was then Stafford Co., VA, as a planter and exporter. He also practiced law, was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and served in 1687 as lieutenant colonel of the county militia.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Boy/Male
English Celtic
Lives in town.
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, Christian, English, German, Indian, Jamaican
Town Dweller; Town Citizen; Citizen of a Town
Male
English
Citizen of a Town
Boy/Male
British, English
Citizen
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name from Middle English burge(i)s, Old French burgeis ‘inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a (fortified) town’ (see Burke), especially one with municipal rights and duties. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger.Thomas Burgess came from England to MA in about 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jeffrey.The third U.S. president, author of the Declaration of Independence, and VA statesman Thomas Jefferson relates in his memoirs a family tradition that he was descended from Welsh stock on his father’s side, while noting the relative infrequency of the name Jefferson in Wales. It is a characteristically northern English name. A Jefferson was among the burgesses who attended the first representative assembly at Jamestown, VA, in 1619.
BURGES
BURGES
Boy/Male
Indian
Bold, Courageous, An able minister, Forgiveness
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Rare precious
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Vishnu; Protected by Rama
Boy/Male
Indian
Eternal Light
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shining, Soft spoken
Girl/Female
Norse
Swan or warrior.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : from Middle Dutch and Middle High German bicke ‘pickaxe’ or ‘chisel’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a stonemason or someone who made or worked with such tools.German : from a pet form of the personal name Burkhart.English : of uncertain origin, perhaps from the Old English personal name Bicca. Alternatively, Reaney suggests it may be from Middle English bike ‘nest of wild bees or wasps’ and hence a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper. Compare Bicker.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : German or English spelling of eastern Yiddish bik, Polish byk, or Russian byk, all meaning ‘ox’ or ‘bull’. This may be a translation of Shor.
Girl/Female
German
Of the people.
Girl/Female
Indian
Above everybody
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Staffordshire, so named from Old English fæger ‘pleasant’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
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n.
A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess "the true religion professed within the realm"), the opposite party being called antiburghers.
n.
The state of privilege of a burgess.
n.
An inhabitant or burgess of a port, esp. of one of the Cinque Ports.
n.
An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.
n.
A magistrate of a borough.
n.
An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
n.
A burgess; a citizen. See 2d Bourgeois.
n.
One who represents a borough in Parliament.
n.
One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.