Definition of borough

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

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Third-borough :: Third-borough (n.) An under constable.
Burgher :: Burgher (n.) A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough..
Burgh :: Burgh (n.) A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough..
Boroughmongering :: Boroughmongering (n.) Alt. of Boroughmonger.
Burgess :: Burgess (n.) A magistrate of a borough.
Boroughmaster :: Boroughmaster (n.) The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough..
Burghmote :: Burghmote (n.) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.
Burgess :: Burgess (n.) One who represents a borough in Parliament.
Borough :: Borough (n.) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
Municipality :: Municipality (n.) A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village..
Borsholder :: Borsholder (a.) The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable..
Boroughmonger :: Boroughmonger (n.) One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
Boroughhead :: Boroughhead (n.) See Headborough.
Boroughholder :: Boroughholder (n.) A headborough; a borsholder.
Burrow :: Burrow (n.) An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
Harborough :: Harborough () Alt. of Harbroug.
Herborough :: Herborough (n.) A harbor.
Boroughmongery :: Boroughmongery (n.) The practices of a boroughmonger.
Recorder :: Recorder (n.) The title of the chief judical officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court..
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..
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