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burgage
bur·gage B0558100 (bûr′gĭj)n. 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.
[Middle English, from Old French bourgage, from Medieval Latin burgāgium, from Late Latin burgus, fortified town, of Germanic origin; see burgess.]burgage (ˈbɜːɡɪdʒ) n1. (Historical Terms) (in England) tenure of land or tenement in a town or city, which originally involved a fixed money rent2. (Historical Terms) (in Scotland) the tenure of land direct from the crown in Scottish royal burghs in return for watching and warding[C14: from Medieval Latin burgāgium, from burgus, from Old English burg; see borough]bur•gage (ˈbɜr gɪdʒ)
n. (formerly, in England) tenure of crown or feudal property for a fixed rent or the service of guardianship. [1250–1300; Middle English borgage < Anglo-French borgage, burgage; see burgh, -age] burgageBritish, Obsolete, a form of land tenure under which land was held in return for payment of a fixed sum of money in rent or for rendering of service. Also called socage.See also: Land, Property and OwnershipBurgage
Related to Burgage: socage, scutage, Serjeanty, BurbageBURGAGE, English law. A species of tenure in socage; it is where the king or other person is lord of an ancient borough, in which the tenements are held by a rent certain. 2 B1. Com. 82. |