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burgessy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
burgessy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Citizenship.

Etymology

From Middle English burgeisie, borgeysye, from Old French bourgesie, borgoisie (“citizenship”), from borgeis, burgeis (“a citizen”), from Medieval Latin burgensis, derivative of burgus (“a borough, town”), from Frankish *burg (“town”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“burg, castle, stronghold, town”). Doublet of bourgeoisie. More at borough, burg, bury, burgh, and burh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰerǵʰ-, burgeisie, bourgesie, burgensis, *burg, *burgz

Inflected Forms

burgessies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

burgess

Questions

What does burgessy mean?
Citizenship.
Where does burgessy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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