| Borough (borough) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bor"ough |
| [OE. burgh,
burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg;
akin to Icel., Sw., *** Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc,
purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. baú]rgs; and
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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.
The collective body of citizens or inhabitants
of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
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| Borough (borough) |
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| n. | |
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| Bor"ough |
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An association of men who gave pledges or
sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
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