- burgher (n.)
[burgher 词源字典]
- 1560s, "freeman of a burgh," from Middle Dutch burgher or German Bürger, from Middle High German burger, from Old High German burgari "inhabitant of a fortress," from burg "fortress, citadel" (see borough). Burgh, as a native variant of borough, persists in Scottish English (as in Edinburgh).[burgher etymology, burgher origin, 英语词源]