Burg

berg, n. Orig., a fortified town; a borough. [See Borough.] — Burg'age, ». (Eng. Law.) A tenure by which lands are held at a rent, or by services pert, to trade, etc. — Burge , ber'jes, n. A freeman of a borough; a representative or magistrate of, ^F. bourgeois. See Bourgeois.] — Burg'grave, Bur grave, n. In Ger., orig., one in command of a burg; but the title and domain became hereditary. burggraf; graf, count.] — Burgh, berg, n. Same burg and borough, — Burgh''al, a. Pert, to, etc. BurgVer, An inhabitant of, etc. — Burg o-maB ter, n. A chief magistrate of a municipal town Holland, Flanders, and Germany. [D. burg eme ester.] (OrnMh.) An aquatic bird; the glaucous gull, arctic regions. Burgamot. See Bergamot. Burgeois. See Bourgeois. Burgeon. See Bourgeon.