I would think that would be the Mayor.
Burgess is an old (medieval?) word, it basically means an official of a town - town councillors or important men of a town.
What was the most important town in England in the 1600's?
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The town's most important building in New England was the meeting house or church.
The town's most important building in New England was the meeting house or church.
The town's most important building in New England was the meeting house or church.
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Church
If by Greece's most important town you meant Athens. It was Poseidon that Athena quarreled with over it's naming.
The most important economic activity in a Medieval town was trade. ----- The thing that made a town different from a village was that the town had a permanently established market place, where a number of merchants and craftspeople could sell their wares.
The most important economic activity in a Medieval town was trade. ----- The thing that made a town different from a village was that the town had a permanently established market place, where a number of merchants and craftspeople could sell their wares.