HyperDic: house_of_burgesses

English > 1 sense of the expression House of Burgesses:
NOUNgroupHouse of Burgessesthe lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
English > House of Burgesses: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia.
BroaderhouseAn official assembly having legislative powers

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