单词 | burghal |
释义 | burghaladj. Of or pertaining to a burgh, borough, or municipal corporation; † burghal division n. Obsolete a portion (of land) of size suitable for a burgage tenement; cf. borough n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] > site of or for (a) building(s) > of type of building housesteadOE burghal division1591 house lot1636 shop lot1816 town site1818 homesite1911 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > borough burghal1839 1591 Charter of James VI in A. McKay Hist. Kilmarnock (1864) 300 To assign his lands..in whole or in part, into burghal divisions, for buildings or houses to be erected on the same. 1839 W. Chambers Tour Holland 33/1 These times of Amsterdam's burgal glory. 1847 National Cycl. 691 The burgh warrant is a burghal or civic proceeding directed against foreign debtors. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. 282 That old burghal community..the Hanse Towns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1591 |
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