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burgess (iou)



burgess noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman burgeis, Old French borjois (mod. bourgeois) from Proto-Romance, from late Latin burgus castle, fort (in medieval Latin fortified town, BOROUGH) + -ensis (see -ESE).]
An inhabitant of a borough having full municipal rights; a citizen. ME.
b. Hist. A Member of Parliament for a borough, corporate town, or university. L15.
A magistrate or member of the governing body of a town. Hist. exc. US. ME.
Comb.: burgess oath Hist.: taken by a burgess, swearing acceptance of the authorized Religion of the realm.
burgessdom noun (rare) the body of burgesses M17.
burgess-ship noun the status and privileges of a burgess LME.

distraction (medicine)


distraction
<procedure> The cognitive strategy of focusing attention on stimuli Other than pain or negative emotions that accompany pain.