— burghal /berr"geuhl/ , adj.
/berrg/ ; Scot. /burdd"oh, burdd"euh/ , n.
1. (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
2. Archaic. borough.
[ 1350-1400; late ME (Scots); see BOROUGH; cf. BROCH ]