Home › Words › B › burgeryburgeryburgery means the governing body of a burgh or borough; burgage.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, burgery ranks #9,180 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyProbably from Latin burgāria. By surface analysis, burg + -ery.nounThe governing body of a burgh or borough; burgage.A fast-food restaurant specialising in hamburgersadjResembling or characteristic of a burger.e.g.“Steaming tempeh in a flavoured sauce can give it a ‘burgery’ flavour with no great effort.” — 1993, Leah Leneman, 365 Plus One Vegan Recipes: Delicious Meals and Ideas for Every Day of the Year, London: Thorsons; HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 98:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.burghership 73% match — The state of being a burgher; citizenship. vs burgery →burgherdom 72% match — The role or status of burgher. vs burgery →burghal 71% match — Relating to a burgh or borough. vs burgery →burgess 69% match — An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. vs burgery →burgage 68% match — A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding. vs burgery →burgherly 68% match — Befitting a burgher. vs burgery →burgherhood 68% match — The role or status of burgher. vs burgery →burgomastership 67% match — The role or status of a burgomaster. vs burgery →