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burgage

(bʉr′gij)

noun

a former system of land or property tenure in towns, specif., in England, from an overlord for a yearly rental and, in Scotland, from the crown for watching and warding

Origin: ME < OFr bourgage < ML burgagium < LL burgus, castle, fortress < Gmc *burgs: see borough

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noun

A tenure in England and Scotland under which property of the king or a lord in a town was held in return for a yearly rent or the rendering of a service.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French bourgage

Origin: , from Medieval Latin burgāgium

Origin: , from Late Latin burgus, fortified town

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see burgess

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