Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Pocket Borough

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Pocahontas
Next Entry
Pocock, Edward
Resource Toolbox

A borough in which the influence of some magnate of the place determines the voting at an election time, a thing pretty much of the past.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pocket Borough'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pocket-borough.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile