Burgher
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbÉÉ¡Éš/
- Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)É¡É™(r)
- Homophones: burger
Origin
From Middle Dutch burgher (Modern Dutch: burger); from Middle High German burger (Modern German: Bürger); from Old High German burgari ("inhabitant of a fortress"); derivative of burg ("fortress, citadel"), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰərgʰ- ("fortified elevation"). Compare also Old English burgwaras ("inhabitants of a burg, burghers, citizens"). More at borough.
Full definition of burgher
Noun
burgher
(plural burghers)- A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
- A member of the medieval mercantile class.
- A citizen of a medieval city.
- A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).