Burghership

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or privilege of being a burgher.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state or privileges of a burgher.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
  • noun. The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
  • Word Usage
    "The men received full burghership as a rule soon after arrival, exempt from the formalities and probation prescribed by law."
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