burgess

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–noun
1.
American History. a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.
2.
(formerly) a representative of a borough in the British Parliament.

--You know, the word "burgess" had meaning long before the Rocky movies or "Grumpy Old Men." It was also the first name of the guy who played the Penguin in the original Batman series! Oh wait, that's the same guy? Oh. Nevermind.