Latin

Noun

burgensis f ‎(genitive burgensis); third declension

1. (medieval, historical) A resident of a walled town (opposed to villanus, a rural resident)
   • 1878, William Charles Smith, "Borough" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 62:

     The burgensis, or inhabitant of a walled town, was opposed to villanus, or inhabitant of the villa, or open town.

2. (medieval, historical) A burgess, a burger: a merchant or craftsman of a borough with citizen rights (opposed to non-citizen residents and outsiders)

Adjective

burgensis

1. (medieval, historical) Of or related to a medieval walled town or incorporated borough.

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Descendants

• English: bourgeois, burgess
• French: bourgeois
• Italian: borghese
• Portuguese: burguês
• Spanish: burgés, burgués

References

• BURGENSIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “burgensis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• burgensis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016