Burghership
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Burghership is a noun meaning The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
Meaning
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
More Meanings
- The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
Example Sentences
No inhabitant of the city who had not enrolled himself as a craftsman in one of the guilds could exercise any function of burghership.
"All coloured people are excluded from this provision, and (in accordance with the Grondwet) they may never be given or granted rights of burghership...."
In no case does citizenship, or burghership, appear to rest upon the basis of a real or assumed community of descent from a single real or mythical progenitor.
"It conferred on all Hottentots and other free persons of colour lawfully residing in the Colony, the right to become burghers, and to exercise and enjoy all the privileges of burghership.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burgess-ship, citizenhood, bourgeoisness, bourgeoisification, embourgeoisement, citizenship.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.