Burgher may refer to:
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Burgher (social class)
The burgher class was a social class consisting of municipal residents (Latin: ''cives''), that is, free persons subject to municipal law, formed in the Middle Ages. These free persons were subject to city law, medieval town privileges, a mun ...
, 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)
A burgess was the holder of a certain status in an English, Irish or Scottish borough in the Middle Ages and the early modern period, designating someone of the burgher class. It originally meant a freeman of a borough or burgh, but later came ...
, a resident of a burgh in northern Britain
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Grand Burgher
Grand Burgher ale
Ale is a style of beer, brewed using a warm fermentation method. In medieval England, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops.
As with most beers, ale typically has a bittering agent to balance the malt and act as a preservative. Ale ...
or Grand Burgheress emale(from German: Großbürger ale
Ale is a style of beer, brewed using a warm fermentation method. In medieval England, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops.
As with most beers, ale typically has a bittering agent to balance the malt and act as a preservative. Ale ...
Großbürgerin emale is a specific conferred or inherited title of Middle Ages, medieval German origin. It denotes a legally defined preeminent status grantin ...
, 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 ci ...
, 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 person who upheld the lawfulness of the Burgher Oath.
The Burgher Oath was the oath that a town burgess was required to swear on taking office.
The Burghers' position was ...
, 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 Europeans who settled in Ceylon. The Portuguese and Dutch had held some of the maritime province ...
, 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) 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 conducts coaching clinics a ...
(born 1977), Jamaican track and field athlete
See also
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Anti-Burgher, a splinter faction in the history First Secession of the Presbyterian church of Scotland
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Bourgeoisie
The bourgeoisie ( , ) are a class of business owners, merchants and wealthy people, in general, which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a "middle class" between the peasantry and aristocracy. They are traditionally contrasted wi ...
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Burger (disambiguation)
Burger or Burgers may refer to:
Food and drink Foods
* Hamburger, a food 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 be ...
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