- burgesses
- bur·gess || 'bÉœËdʒɪs n. resident, inhabitant; elected official, delegate
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Burgesses, House of — Representative assembly in colonial Virginia, the first elective governing body in a British colony. It was one division of the legislature established in 1619 by the colonial governor at Jamestown; the other included the governor himself and a… … Universalium
House of Burgesses — The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected lower house in the legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. Over time, the name came to represent the entire official legislative body of the Colony … Wikipedia
Church Burgesses — The Church Burgesses, formerly known officially as the Twelve Capital Burgesses and Commonalty of the Town and Parish of Sheffield, are a charitable organisation in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. In 1297, the Burgery of Sheffield was… … Wikipedia
Westminster Court of Burgesses — The Westminster Court of Burgesses was established by Act of Parliament in 1585, and abolished in 1901 … Wikipedia
House of Burgesses — Virginia (Details) (Details) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Houseof Burgesses — House of Burgesses n. The lower house of the legislature in colonial Virginia. * * * … Universalium
House of Burgesses — Patrick Henry frente a la Cámara de lod Ciudadanos en una pintura de 1851 por Peter F. Rothermel. La House of Burgesses (en español: «Cámara de los Ciudadanos» o «Cámara de los Burgueses») fue la cámara baja electa (convocada por una asamblea… … Wikipedia Español
House of Burgesses — ☆ House of Burgesses n. the lower house of the colonial legislature of Virginia … English World dictionary
House of Burgesses — Date: 1658 the colonial representative assembly of Virginia … New Collegiate Dictionary
House of Burgesses — the assembly of representatives in colonial Virginia. * * * … Universalium
