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What are burgesses?

What are burgesses? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of burgess
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For a modest rent, the holders of these burgages, the burgesses, became free men, and were released from any feudal services to an overlord.
But now it had been crushed by the knights of the shires and burgesses in Parliament assembled.
This new borough was also endowed with land, the income from which was used to pay the salaries of two burgesses at parliament.
This created a form of town council, made up of aldermen and chief burgesses, headed by a high bailiff.
Although it gave no additional powers, it did change the title of inhabitants from burgesses to citizens.
Bacon won election to the burgesses, Virginia's upper house, but was arrested when he tried to take his seat.

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