Word: burkes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: burkes
Definition: Plural of burke. British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
Morphemes:
Affix: burke
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).