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burgherly

burgherly adjective: befitting a burgher.

Adjective

burgherly (comparative more burgherly, superlative most burgherly)

  1. Befitting a burgher.

Forms of burgherly

comparativemore burgherly
superlativemost burgherly

Origin of burgherly

From burgher + -ly.

Questions about burgherly

What does burgherly mean?
Burgherly means befitting a burgher.
What part of speech is burgherly?
Burgherly is an adjective.

Words near burgherly in the dictionary

  1. burgher
  2. burgherdom
  3. burgheress
  4. burgheresses
  5. burgherhood
  6. burgherly
  7. burghermaster
  8. burghermasters
  9. burghers
  10. burghership
  11. Burghill

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