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burgheress

burgheress noun: a female burgher.

Noun

burgheress (plural burgheresses)

  1. (archaic) A female burgher.

Forms of burgheress

pluralburgheresses

Origin of burgheress

From burgher + -ess.

Questions about burgheress

What does burgheress mean?
Burgheress means a female burgher.
What part of speech is burgheress?
Burgheress is a noun.
What is the plural of burgheress?
The plural of burgheress is burgheresses.

Words near burgheress in the dictionary

  1. burghbote
  2. Burghclere
  3. Burghead
  4. burgher
  5. burgherdom
  6. burgheress
  7. burgheresses
  8. burgherhood
  9. burgherly
  10. burghermaster
  11. burghermasters

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