BURGAGE


Meaning of BURGAGE in English

[bur.gage] n [ME, property held by burgage tenure, fr. MF bourgage, fr. OF, fr. bourg, borc town--more at bourg] (15c): a tenure by which real property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord for a yearly rent or for watching and warding

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