Burgage Definition

bûrgĭj
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Burgage

Noun

Singular:
burgage
Plural:
burgages

Origin of Burgage

  • Middle English from Old French bourgage from Medieval Latin burgāgium from Late Latin burgus fortified town of Germanic origin burgess

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Burgage Sentence Examples

  • On the 9th of June 1405 Chicheley was admitted, in succession to his father, to a burgage in Higham Ferrers.

  • On the 9th of January 1405 he found time to attend a court at Higham Ferrers and be admitted to a burgage there.

  • There are traces of burgage tenure at Horsham in 1210, and it was called a borough in 1236.

  • Since the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874, there is, however, not much distinction between burgage tenure and free holding.

  • Tenure by burgage was subject to a variety of customs, the principal of which was Borough-English.

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Words Starting With

BBUBUR

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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