Burgher Explained

Burgher may refer to:

• Burgher (social class), a medieval, early modern European title of a citizen of a town, and a social class from which city officials could be drawn
  • Burgess (title), a resident of a burgh in northern Britain
  • Grand Burgher, a specific conferred or inherited title of medieval German origin
  • Burgher (Boer republics), an enfranchised citizen of the South African Republic or the Orange Free State
• Burgher (Church history), a member of the First Secession Church who subscribed to the Burgher Oath
• Burgher people, an ethnic group that formed during the colonization of Sri Lanka

People with the surname

• Michelle Burgher (born 1977), Jamaican track and field athlete

See also

• Anti-Burgher, a splinter faction in the history First Secession of the Presbyterian church of Scotland
• Bourgeoisie
• Burger (disambiguation)