Bourge

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Bourge

Type

bound base

Denotation

of or pertaining to the French middle class

Etymology

French bourgeois; Old French burgeis

Evidence

antibourgeois, bougeois, bourgeoise, bourgeoised, bourgeoises, bourgeoisification, bourgeoisify, bourgeoising, bourgeoisly, bourgeoisness, narcobourgeois, nonbourgeois, postbourgeois, semibourgeois, unbourgeois

Notes

bougeois and burgess are doublets
<e> marks the <g> as spelling [ʒ]

See Also

Burg, Burgh, Burgess, Borough