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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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35 words match “BURGH”

A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.

Belonging of a burgh.

A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill.

BURGHER n. 2 definitions

A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough.

BURGHERMASTER n.

See Burgomaster.

The state or privileges of a burgher.

BURGHMASTER n. 2 definitions

A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.

One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.

A spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxemburg, or Lussheburgh, as it was formerly called. [Obs.] God wot, no Lussheburghes payen ye. Chaucer.

A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut.

SPITZENBURGH n.

A kind of red and yellow apple, of medium size and spicy flavor. It originated at Newtown, on Long Island.

cate with the Father. 1 John ii. 1. Faculty of advocates (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh. -- Lord advocate (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. -- Judge advocate. See under Judge.

Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

AULD LICHT; AULD LIGHT n.

Same as Burgher, n., 2.

An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.

olland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.

ation or barristers; specifically, the president of the incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh. -- Dean of guild, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see that they conform to the law. -- Dean of a mo…

or address, as to a patron. He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. Peacham.