burgensis

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • (medieval) A resident of a walled town (opposed to villanus, a rural resident)
  • (medieval) A burgess, a burger: a merchant or craftsman of a borough with citizen rights (opposed to non-citizen residents and outsiders)

Etymology

Affix from Latin burgus (city, walled town, borough, town, fort) + Latin en (the name of the letter N, I recreate refresh, I renew restore)+ Latin locative adjectives root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerǵʰ-

Gloss

high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect

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Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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