Oxford English Dictionary

Burgess- (n.) a person with municipal authority or privileges, (ex. British: person with full rights of a citizenship, American: a magistrate)

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French burgeis, from late Latinburgus 'castle, fort' (in medieval Latin 'fortified town'); related to borough

Claret: (n) a red wine from Bordeaux , or wine of a similar character Mede elsewhere

Origin: late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine,as distinct from a red or white).

Taffeta: a fine silk