Examples of 'burgesses' in a sentence
Meaning of "burgesses"
burgess (noun) - historically refers to a representative of a town or borough in the English parliament. It symbolizes a political official who represents the interests of a specific constituency
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The barbarian nobles made themselves burgesses.
The burgesses and the peasants.
Hence the growing discontent among the burgesses.
The burgesses will not care for that.
Let us suppose that the burgesses are sick of being forced.
The burgesses will do as they are told.
It was a corporation with burgesses and freemen.
The burgesses will serve our colony well.
To inform him of the burgesses decision.
Fourteen burgesses which formed the town council.
My uncle has begun canvassing the burgesses and he assures me.
Burgesses had an exclusive control over trade in the market.
Autonomy of burgesses recognised.
It was represented by two burgesses.
All burgesses were bound to attend.
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Falmouth has always told the burgesses who to vote for.
The proper place for matters such as this is the house of burgesses.
It seems that only burgesses from the county towns actually took part.
It was governed by a bailiff who was elected by the burgesses from among themselves.
And only burgesses had the right to vote in municipal or Parliamentary elections.
I trust with all my heart that the burgesses thank you.
That year he met with the Burgesses and with the three sessions of the convention.
Virginia house of burgesses.
The House of Burgesses voted him a sword.
You must make sure where we stand with the Burgesses.
I trust with all my heart that the burgesses will serve our colony well.
He served as a member of the House of Burgesses.
A member of the House of Burgesses and associated with.
A year later he would become a member of the House of Burgesses.
He was selected for the Virginia House of Burgesses and became a politician in the colony.
Her natural father was an Englishman and member of the House of Burgesses.
Richard Cocke served in as a member of the House of Burgesses periodically throughout his life.
The proposal for the move was received favorably by the House of Burgesses.
First reference to a Court of Burgesses in Jerusalem.
The House of Burgesses was the lower house of the Colony of Virginia.
Two knights from each shire and two burgesses from each town.
The Burgesses reconvened in Raleigh Tavern and made an agreement to ban British imports.
She belonged to the most prominent burgesses in Edinburgh.
That the Burgesses filed three complaints to Safe House Security and found out.
I do not fancy being elected just because the burgesses resent Falmouth.
However, several burgesses refused to be intimidated.
In the assembly of Burgesses.
The House of Burgesses is in session.
Brent served for about two years until promoted to the House of Burgesses.
House of Burgesses ended.
He was a member of the Virginian House of Burgesses.
At first, the burgesses were elected by all free men in the colony.
He served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for over thirty years.
The estate of the burgesses consisted of one deputy per politically franchised city, particularly Stralsund.
He was given the title of by the Virginia House of Burgesses.
