Burgher may refer to:
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Burgher (social class)
A burgher was a rank or title of a privileged citizen of medieval towns in early modern Europe. Burghers formed the pool from which city officials could be drawn, and their immediate families that formed the social class of the medieval bourgeois ...
, 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 in t ...
, 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 privile ...
, 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 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 offi ...
, 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 Po ...
, 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 conduct ...
(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 ove ...
, a splinter faction in the history First Secession of the Presbyterian church of Scotland
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Bourgeoisie
The bourgeoisie ( , ) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital. They ...
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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 b ...
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