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Burgher (social class)
Title for privileged citizens in medieval European towns / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bürgher was a rank or title of a privileged citizen of a medieval to early modern European town. Burghers formed the pool from which city officials could be drawn,[citation needed] and their immediate families that formed the social class of the medieval bourgeoisie.
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