Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of burgesses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: house- of burgess-es
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia.

Inflected Forms

the House of Burgesses (canonical)

Questions

What does house of burgesses mean?: The elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia.

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