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BOURGEOIS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- emperor snapper
1, record 1, English, emperor%20snapper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family: Lutjanidae. 2, record 1, English, - emperor%20snapper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
emperor snapper: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2, record 1, English, - emperor%20snapper
Record 1, Key term(s)
- red emperor snapper
- emperor red snapper
- red emperor
- sergeant snapper
- Seba's snapper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vivaneau bourgeois
1, record 1, French, vivaneau%20bourgeois
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille : Lutjanidae. 2, record 1, French, - vivaneau%20bourgeois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vivaneau bourgeois : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 2, record 1, French, - vivaneau%20bourgeois
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lutian empereur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-05-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- burgher's oath
1, record 2, English, burgher%27s%20oath
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The burgher’s oath set the burghers apart from other residents and strangers, who were all merely inhabitants. Those taking the oath committed themselves to maintaining law and order within the town walls. 2, record 2, English, - burgher%27s%20oath
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Burgher: A citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie. The Europeans in the Dutch colonies originally belonged to one or two types of colonists: Either they served the West India Company as soldiers, mariners, and officials, or they were “free” settlers, some of them former company employees themselves. The latter could aspire to become burghers. 2, record 2, English, - burgher%27s%20oath
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- serment de bourgeois
1, record 2, French, serment%20de%20bourgeois
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- serment de bourgeoisie 1, record 2, French, serment%20de%20bourgeoisie
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La qualité de bourgeois qui impliquait un serment, était considérée en ces époques de précarité, comme un gage de fidélité à la ville et à la communauté urbaine. 2, record 2, French, - serment%20de%20bourgeois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-02-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- domestic wine
1, record 3, English, domestic%20wine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Imported bulk wine will not be subject to either excise duty or customs duty equivalent. Like domestic wine, excise duty will be imposed and become payable by the owner or importer of the wine at the time the imported bulk wine is packaged or taken for a taxable use in Canada. 1, record 3, English, - domestic%20wine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domestic: produced in or indigenous to a particular country. 2, record 3, English, - domestic%20wine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vin domestique
1, record 3, French, vin%20domestique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vin bourgeois 2, record 3, French, vin%20bourgeois
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vin qui n'est pas un grand cru mais qui possède de bonnes qualités. 2, record 3, French, - vin%20domestique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vin bourgeois : Le terme, défini en 1852, n'a pas de signification légale. 2, record 3, French, - vin%20domestique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-01-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- frankpledge
1, record 4, English, frankpledge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- frank-pledge 2, record 4, English, frank%2Dpledge
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In old English law, a pledge or surety for freeman; that is, the pledge, or corporate responsibility, of all the inhabitants of a tithing for the general good behavior of each free-born citizen above the age of fourteen, and for his being forthcoming to answer any infraction of the law. A pledge of surety to the sovereign for the collective good conduct of a group. 3, record 4, English, - frankpledge
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des sûretés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- caution «bourgeoise» et mutuelle
1, record 4, French, caution%20%C2%ABbourgeoise%C2%BB%20et%20mutuelle
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cautionnement «bourgeois» et mutuel 1, record 4, French, cautionnement%20%C2%ABbourgeois%C2%BB%20et%20mutuel
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-11-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Construction Tools
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- household hammer
1, record 5, English, household%20hammer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Outils (Construction)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- marteau bourgeois
1, record 5, French, marteau%20bourgeois
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-01-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- square 1, record 6, English, square
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
designates a person who is overly conventional or conservative in taste or way of life from the point of view of a motorcycle gang. 1, record 6, English, - square
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bourgeois
1, record 6, French, bourgeois
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-01-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- in plain clothes 1, record 7, English, in%20plain%20clothes
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- en tenue civile 1, record 7, French, en%20tenue%20civile
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- en bourgeois 1, record 7, French, en%20bourgeois
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Urban Studies
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- brownstone front 1, record 8, English, brownstone%20front
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Urbanisme
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- demeure de riches bourgeois 1, record 8, French, demeure%20de%20riches%20bourgeois
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- demeure d’aristocrate 1, record 8, French, demeure%20d%26rsquo%3Baristocrate
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- History
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- gentlemen of the north-west 1, record 9, English, gentlemen%20of%20the%20north%2Dwest
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Histoire
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- bourgeois du nord-ouest
1, record 9, French, bourgeois%20du%20nord%2Douest
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- free burgess 1, record 10, English, free%20burgess
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- bourgeois affranchi
1, record 10, French, bourgeois%20affranchi
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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