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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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Borough-english :: Borough-English (n.) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother..

Burgess :: Burgess (n.) A magistrate of a borough.

Borough :: Borough (n.) The pledge or surety thus given.

Fifteenth :: Fifteenth (n.) A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns, boroughs, etc., in England, being one fifteenth part of what the personal property in each town, etc., had been valued at..

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..

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

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..

Boroughmongering :: Boroughmongering (n.) Alt. of Boroughmonger.

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

Boroughmongery :: Boroughmongery (n.) The practices of a boroughmonger.

Police :: Police (n.) A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough..

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..

Harborough :: Harborough () Alt. of Harbroug.

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

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

Headborough :: Headborough (n.) Alt. of Headborro.

Burg :: Burg (n.) A borough.

Boroughhead :: Boroughhead (n.) See Headborough.

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

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..