Definitions

1. noun

The state or condition of being a commoner or a member of the lower class in a feudal society, especially in 16th-century Germany.

“The rise of burgherdom in medieval Europe led to significant social and economic changes.”

2. noun

The quality of being bourgeois or materialistic, especially in a way that is considered to be opposed to the values of the aristocracy or intellectual elite.

“The writer’s criticism of modern society was seen as a commentary on the spread of burgherdom and the decline of traditional values.”