BOROUGH

noun see: barrow Date: before 12th century 1. a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges, a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament, an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-government, 2. a municipal corporation proper in some states (as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states, one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City, a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states