Look up: Borough

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   borough
   [n] - one of the administrative divisions of a large city 2. [n] - an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament
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   borough
   Urban-based unit of local government in the UK and USA. It existed in the UK from the 8th century until 1974, when it continued as an honorary status granted by royal charter to a district...
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   Borough
   The term borough originally applies referred to a fortified town. However, the name came to indicate a town governed by a corporation of its citizens and which had special rights, such as permission to have fairs and markets, given to it by charter This gave such borough towns considerable importance and they were eventually allowed their own Membe...
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   Borough
   Bor'ough noun [ Middle English burgh , burw , boru , port, town, burrow, Anglo-Saxon burh , burg ; akin to Icelandic , Swedish , & Danish borg , Old Saxon & Dutch burg , Old High German puruc, purc, Middle High German burc , German burg , Goth. baúrgs ; and from the root of Anglo-Saxon beorgan to hide, save, defend, Ge ...
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   Borough
   Bor'ough noun [ See Borrow .] (O. Eng. Law) (a) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. (b) The pledge or surety thus given. Blackstone. Tomlins.
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   borough
   noun one of the administrative divisions of a large city
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   Borough
   A `borough` is an administrative division used in various countries. In principle, the term `borough` designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely. In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements that were granted some self-government. Boroughs were particularly common in England, Germany, and Scotland. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The Boroug...
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   Borough
   • (n.) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. • (n.) The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax. • (n.) In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a bo...
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   borough
   in Great Britain, incorporated town with special privileges or a district entitled to elect a member of Parliament.[4 related articles]
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    borough
    
    1. one of the administrative divisions of a large city
    2. an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament
    
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    borough
    borough: see city government; county.
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