Synonyms for burgher
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bur-ger |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr gər |
Top 10 synonyms for burgher Other synonyms for the word burgher
Définition of burgher
Origin :- 1560s, "freeman of a burgh," from Middle Dutch burgher or German Bürger, from Middle High German burger, from Old High German burgari "inhabitant of a fortress," from burg "fortress, citadel" (see borough). Burgh, as a native variant of borough, persists in Scottish English (cf. Edinburgh).
- As in citizen : noun person native of country
- Well, gentlemen of the burgher guard, what are you advancing for, and what do you wish?
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- It was indeed the order, which the burgher guard received with a roar of triumph.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- That a man was a "citizen," or burgher, of any town, of course proves nothing.
- Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue
- What was the burgher life of that first century of Munich's history?
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various
- A burgher who was with them to-day went to lay down his arms to-morrow.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- Mr. Naud: Is a man a burgher who became such after the commencement of the war?
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- Every burgher has at least two horses, and some have five, and they are all full of courage.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- Gothic was formed in the baron's castle, and the burgher's street.
- Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
- “No, I like not the ugly word,” suavely expostulated the Burgher.
- Extract from : « Fritz and Eric » by John Conroy Hutcheson
- Prince vied with prince, and eminent burgher with burgher, in buying books.
- Extract from : « The Private Library » by Arthur L. Humphreys
Antonyms for burgher
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