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Definition of borough

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Borough (n.) In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut..

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Herborough :: Herborough (n.) A harbor.

Burgess :: Burgess (n.) An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough..

Boroughholder :: Boroughholder (n.) A headborough; a borsholder.

Tithingman :: Tithingman (n.) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.

Burgh :: Burgh (n.) A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough..

Municipality :: Municipality (n.) A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village..

Third-borough :: Third-borough (n.) An under constable.

Burrow :: Burrow (n.) An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.

Burghmote :: Burghmote (n.) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.

Boroughhead :: Boroughhead (n.) See Headborough.

Commons :: Commons (n. pl.) The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities..

Harborough :: Harborough () Alt. of Harbroug.

Freeman :: Freeman (n.) A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman..

Borough :: Borough (n.) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.

Borough :: Borough (n.) The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax..

Burgher :: Burgher (n.) A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough..

Bury :: Bury (n.) A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's.

Headborrow :: Headborrow (n.) The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes tithingman. See Borsholder..

Boroughmonger :: Boroughmonger (n.) One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.

Burg :: Burg (n.) A borough.