Burgher (Church history)
Scottish Presbyterian faction, 1747–1900 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Scottish church of the 18th and 19th centuries, a burgher was a person who upheld the lawfulness of the burgess oath.[1][2]
The burgess oath was the oath which a town burgess was required to swear on taking office.[3]
The burghers' position was in opposition to the seceders and Anti-Burghers.