单词 | burgherly |
释义 | burgherlyadj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a burgher. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [adjective] civil1559 citizena1616 civic1655 burgherly1762 citizenly1792 citizenish1821 urbanite1899 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. IV. 445 The town consists of what are called free and burgherly houses, as also of free and burgherly inhabitants, and of the garrison. 1906 Daily Chron. 19 Feb. 3 There met in Bruges..a princely and burgherly splendour. 1969 Daily Tel. 16 May (Colour Suppl.) 40/2 The quietly smiling creators of such burgherly tosh. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1762 |
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