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Webster 1913 Edition
Burgess-ship
Bur′gess-ship
,Noun.
The state of privilege of a burgess.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Burgess-ship
BURG'ESS-SHIP
,Noun.
Definition 2025
burgess-ship
burgess-ship
English
Noun
burgess-ship (uncountable)
- The state or condition of being a burgess; citizenship.