Burgher (Church history)

In the Scottish church of the 18th and 19th centuries, a burgher was a person who upheld the lawfulness of the Burgher Oath.

The Burgher Oath was the oath that a town burgess was required to swear on taking office.

The Burghers' position was in opposition to the Seceders and Anti-Burghers.

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