Bürgerschaft

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • citizenry the entirety of all citizens
  • the municipal parliament of one of a number of northern German cities, including and , where these parliaments also serve as state parliaments (in the case of Bremen including additional delegates from for this latter purpose)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German bürgerschaft suffix from German Bürger (citizen, burgher, member of the middle class, citizien) derived from Middle Low German börgerschop (municipal council).

Origin

Middle Low German

börgerschop

Gloss

municipal council

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