burgh
burgh
Definition
burgh (bʉrg; Scot bu′rə)
noun
- Brit. a borough
- in Scotland, an incorporated or chartered town
Etymology: ME: Scot var. of borough
burgh
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- barony: The village is said to have been erected into a burgh of barony in the reign of King William the Lion.
- regality: Dalkeith is a burgh of barony; Canongate and Portsburgh burghs of regality; beside which there are about 165 villages and hamlets.
Converse of object
- neighbor: Such an arrangement had already been made for the neighboring burgh of Newport on Tay.
- become: The town became a burgh of barony in 1450.
- create: It was created a burgh of barony by Royal Charter in 1681.
- make: The village of Fordyce was made a burgh of barony in 1499.
Adjective modifier
- royal: Also a royal burgh alone had the right to engage in foreign trade.
- parliamentary: The population of the parliamentary burgh of Nairn in 1861 was measured at 3,435.
- medieval: The design of the town displays several characteristics of a medieval burgh.
- Scottish: Law's Close, Kirkcaldy This remarkable building may be the best preserved 16th century house in any Scottish burgh.
- ancient: St Andrews is an ancient burgh, unique in Scottish history.
- historic: This walk focuses on the distinctive plan of the historic burgh.
Modifies a noun
- constituency: The Commission, therefore, provisionally recommends 5 burgh constituencies.
- charter: Forres burgh charter Open Charters awarded at different times to neighboring communities often threw up issues that could lead to conflict.
- boundary: The old burgh boundaries of Glasgow proper were not very extensive.
- status: King David I gave the town royal burgh status in 1124.
- council: Tolbooth - The most important secular building; meeting place of burgh council; collection post for burgh tolls; often housed town jail.
- court: The burgh court dealt with all crimes except ones which involved a capital sentence or transportation.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near burgh
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