Lectionary Calendar
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Borough
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(1):
(n.) The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(n.) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
(4):
(n.) The pledge or surety thus given.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Borough'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/borough.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Borough'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/borough.html. 1828.
