(French) (person) of middle class.
A member of the middle class; SYN. burgher.

ETYM Old Eng. burgeis, Old Fren. burgeis, from burcfortified town, town, French bourg village, from Late Lat. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. Mid. High Germ. burc, German burg. Related to Borough, Bourgeois.
A citizen of an English borough; SYN. burgher.

ETYM From burgh; akin to Dutch burger, German bürger, Dan. borger, Swed. borgare. Related to Burgh.
A citizen of a city or town.
Term used from the 11th century to describe citizens of burghs who were freemen of a burgh and had the right to participate in its government. They usually had to possess a house within the burgh.

ETYM Old Eng. citisein, Old Fren. citeain, French citoyen, from cité city. Related to City, Cit.
A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community.

A person who holds no title; SYN. common man, common person.

1. A person from the same town as oneself.
2. A resident of a town or city; SYN. towner.