BOROUGH - Obs. A 'free' city. (Burg, Burgus, Burh, Bourg)
A political subdivision used in a number of states including Pennsylvania.
Borough. A town, whether incorporated or not, that send burgesses to parliament. 1 Bl. Com. 114; 2 id. 82; 41 Mo. 175. In the United States, not exclusively used with any precise meaning.
BOROUGH ENGLISH, English law. This, as the name imports, relates exclusively to the English law.
2. It is a custom, in many ancient boroughs, by which the youngest son succeeds to the burgage tenement on the death of the father. 2 Bl. Com. 83.
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Booking is a conveyance peculiar to the borough of Paisley, but does not differ essentially from feu. Burgage is the system by which land is held in royal boroughs.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City[2] to Gabriele (December 12, 1864 - November 14, 1920) and Teresina Capone (December 28, 1867 - November 29, 1952), on January 17, 1899.
Definition - Noun
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
Pronunciation'mA-&r, 'mer
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The first office is the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds (Stoke, Desborough and Burnham) and the second office is the Manor of Northstead.
In inheritance of land primogeniture was usually observed; different local customs, notably borough-English and gavelkind, were, however, also observed. If the tenant had no heir the estate went back to the lord; such reversion was called escheat.
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