The difference between Burgess and Freeman

Burgess as a noun:

An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.

Burgess as a noun (historical):

A town magistrate.

Burgess as a noun (historical, UK):

A representative of a borough in the Parliament.

Burgess as a noun (historical, US):

A member of the , a legislative body in colonial America, established by the to provide civil rule in the colonies.

Freeman as a noun (usually, _, historical):

A free person, particularly: A person who is not a serf or slave. A burgher with full freedom of a city, as opposed to nobles, outsiders, bondsmen, and others. An honorary freeman: a person who has received an honorary freedom of a city. A person who is a citizen of a free country, as opposed to a subject of a tyranny or totalitarian dictatorship. A person who immigrated to Australia freely, as opposed to those transported as convicts, or such a transported convict who has regained his freedom. An independent fur trapper.