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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Borough-English'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/borough-english.html. 1828.
 
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