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Etymology
Anglo-Norman burgeis, cognate with Old French borjois (modern bourgeois), from late Latin burgus ‘fort, fortified town’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'bɜ:ʤɪs/

Noun
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1. an inhabitant of a borough with full rights, a citizen
2. historical a town magistrate

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