Burgher may refer to:
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Burgher (social class)
A burgher was a rank or title of a privileged citizen of medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of ...
, a medieval, early modern European title of a citizen of a town, and a social class from which city officials could be drawn
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Burgess (title)
Burgess was a British title used in the medieval and early modern period to designate someone of the Burgher class. It originally meant a freeman of a borough or burgh but later coming to mean an official of a municipality or a representative ...
, a resident of a burgh in northern Britain
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Grand Burgher
Grand Burgher aleor Grand Burgheress emale(from German: Großbürger ale Großbürgerin emale is a specific conferred or inherited title of medieval German origin and legally defined preeminent status granting exclusive constitutional privileges ...
, a specific conferred or inherited title of medieval German origin
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Burgher (Boer republics)
In the Boer Republics of 19th century South Africa, a burgher was a fully enfranchised citizen. Burgher rights were restricted to white men, in particular Boers.
Terminology and origins
Historically Burgher refers to a non-slave or serf cit ...
, an enfranchised citizen of the South African Republic or the Orange Free State
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Burgher (Church history)
In the Scottish church of the 18th and 19th centuries, a burgher was a member of that party amongst the seceders which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath.
The burgess oath was that oath a town burgess was required to swear on taking of ...
, a member of the First Secession Church who subscribed to the Burgher Oath
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Burgher people
Burgher people, also known simply as Burghers, are a small Eurasian ethnic group in Sri Lanka descended from Portuguese, Dutch, British and other European men who settled in Ceylon and developed relationships with native Sri Lankan women. The ...
, an ethnic group that formed during the colonization of Sri Lanka
People with the surname
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Michelle Burgher
Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
Career
She was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
She conduc ...
(born 1977), Jamaican track and field athlete
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Anti-Burgher
The Anti-Burghers were opponents of the Burgher Oath on theological grounds.
History First Secession
In 1733 the First Secession from the Church of Scotland resulted in the creation of the "Associate Presbytery". This church split in 1747 ...
, a splinter faction in the history First Secession of the Presbyterian church of Scotland
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Bourgeoisie
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Burger (disambiguation)
Burger or Burgers may refer to:
Food and drink Foods
* Hamburger, a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked beef patties, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun roll.
** Cheeseburger, a hamburger with added cheese(s)
* Ground beef, minced ...
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