Borough Synonyms & Definitions

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• BoroughDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
2. (n.) The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
3. (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.
4. (n.) The pledge or surety thus given.

• BoroughmasterDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.

• BoroughholderDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A headborough; a borsholder.