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Burgh vs Burgher - What's the difference?

burgh | burgher |

As nouns the difference between burgh and burgher

is that burgh is (sussex) a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names) while burgher is a member of a mixed race ethnic group of sri lanka, consisting of descendants of european colonists and local people.

burgh

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Sussex) a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
  • (UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).

    • burgher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
    • :
  • A member of the medieval mercantile class.
    • :
  • A citizen of a medieval city.
  • A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).

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