burgage

[ bur-gij ]

/ ˈbɜr gɪdʒ /

noun Law.

(in England) a tenure whereby burgesses or townspeople held lands or tenements of the king or other lord, usually for a fixed money rent.

(in Scotland) tenure directly from the crown of property in royal burghs in return for the service of watching and warding.

Origin of burgage

1250–1300; Middle English borgage<Anglo-French borgage, burgage or Anglo-Latin burgāgium;see burgh, -age

OTHER WORDS FROM burgage

non·burg·age, noun

Words nearby burgage

Bureau of Mines, Bureau of the Census, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland, burgeon, burger

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Example sentences from the Web for burgage

Against a background of villeinage and week-work, the borough begins to stand out as the scene of burgage tenure.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
The defendant had rejected the vote offered by the plaintiff, he claiming the right as a burgage tenant.
An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony|Anonymous
Thus tenure at a money rent would become the typical tenure of a burgage tenement.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Burgage is the system by which land is held in royal boroughs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various

Nor will we have the custody of such fee farm, socage, or burgage unless such fee farm owe knight's service.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for burgage

burgage

/ (ˈbɜːɡɪdʒ) /

noun history

(in England) tenure of land or tenement in a town or city, which originally involved a fixed money rent

(in Scotland) the tenure of land direct from the crown in Scottish royal burghs in return for watching and warding

Word Origin for burgage

C14: from Medieval Latin burgāgium, from burgus, from Old English burg; see borough

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	burgage
释义	burgage [ bur-gij ] / ˈbɜr gɪdʒ / noun Law. (in England) a tenure whereby burgesses or townspeople held lands or tenements of the king or other lord, usually for a fixed money rent. (in Scotland) tenure directly from the crown of property in royal burghs in return for the service of watching and warding. Origin of burgage 1250–1300; Middle English borgage<Anglo-French borgage, burgage or Anglo-Latin burgāgium;see burgh, -age OTHER WORDS FROM burgage non·burg·age, noun Words nearby burgage Bureau of Mines, Bureau of the Census, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland, burgeon, burger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burgage Against a background of villeinage and week-work, the borough begins to stand out as the scene of burgage tenure. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland The defendant had rejected the vote offered by the plaintiff, he claiming the right as a burgage tenant. An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony\|Anonymous Thus tenure at a money rent would become the typical tenure of a burgage tenement. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland Burgage is the system by which land is held in royal boroughs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3\|Various Nor will we have the custody of such fee farm, socage, or burgage unless such fee farm owe knight's service. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly British Dictionary definitions for burgage burgage / (ˈbɜːɡɪdʒ) / noun history (in England) tenure of land or tenement in a town or city, which originally involved a fixed money rent (in Scotland) the tenure of land direct from the crown in Scottish royal burghs in return for watching and warding Word Origin for burgage C14: from Medieval Latin burgāgium, from burgus, from Old English burg; see borough Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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