Definition of burgh in English:

burgh

noun ˈbʌrə

Scottish historical

A borough or chartered town.
Example sentencesExamples
- Edinburgh and Aberdeen had less of a problem and so less despoliation took place, but Dundee and smaller towns, such as Falkirk and other burghs in the central industrial belt, were badly hit by this municipal vandalism.
- Other exceptions to the practice of primogeniture included burghs and the county of Kent, where an alternative system of inheritance existed, known as gavelkind, under which land was divided equally between all sons.
- Towns could be burghs of barony under a feudal superior.
- One of Scotland's oldest burghs, Lanark has associations with both Robert the Bruce and William ‘Braveheart’ Wallace, who is remembered by a statue on the towns St. Nicholas Church.
- Enterprising kings of Scotland welcomed the English as settlers in their new burghs.
Synonyms
urban area, conurbation, municipality, borough, township, settlement

Derivatives

burghal

adjective ˈbəːɡ(ə)l

Scottish

historical

The shires, initially tied into the burghal towns for defensive purposes, evolved in the tenth and eleventh centuries into complex legal and commercial provinces, and began increasingly to function as urban hinterlands.
Example sentencesExamples
- The reconstruction of the burghal system that was set up after 920 is a complex matter.
- Unlike many burghal hidage places Chisbury did not develop into a town, and probably - in view of Great Bedwyn's proximity - this was never the intention.
- A few of the smaller burghal forts were short-lived and have remained largely undisturbed by subsequent development since their abandonment.
- The landholders in these ‘burghal districts’ were charged with providing the men necessary to maintain and garrison the burghs, on the basis of one man from every hide of their land.

Origin

Late Middle English: Scots form of borough.

borough from Old English:
The early words burg and burh meant ‘a fortress’. Later they became ‘a fortified town’ and eventually ‘town’, ‘district’. Burgh is a Scots form. Burgher (mid 16th century) meaning ‘inhabitant of a borough’ was reinforced by Dutch burger, from burg ‘castle’. Bourgeois (late 17th century) adopted from French (from late Latin burgus ‘castle’) is related. An animal's defensive place, its burrow (Middle English) is a variant of borough.

Rhymes

borough, Burra, curragh, demurrer, thorough

Definition of burgh in US English:

burgh

noun

Scottish historical

A borough or chartered town.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other exceptions to the practice of primogeniture included burghs and the county of Kent, where an alternative system of inheritance existed, known as gavelkind, under which land was divided equally between all sons.
- Enterprising kings of Scotland welcomed the English as settlers in their new burghs.
- Towns could be burghs of barony under a feudal superior.
- Edinburgh and Aberdeen had less of a problem and so less despoliation took place, but Dundee and smaller towns, such as Falkirk and other burghs in the central industrial belt, were badly hit by this municipal vandalism.
- One of Scotland's oldest burghs, Lanark has associations with both Robert the Bruce and William ‘Braveheart’ Wallace, who is remembered by a statue on the towns St. Nicholas Church.
Synonyms
urban area, conurbation, municipality, borough, township, settlement

Origin

Late Middle English: Scots form of borough.

单词	burgh
释义	Definition of burgh in English: burgh noun ˈbʌrə Scottish historical A borough or chartered town. Example sentencesExamples Edinburgh and Aberdeen had less of a problem and so less despoliation took place, but Dundee and smaller towns, such as Falkirk and other burghs in the central industrial belt, were badly hit by this municipal vandalism. Other exceptions to the practice of primogeniture included burghs and the county of Kent, where an alternative system of inheritance existed, known as gavelkind, under which land was divided equally between all sons. Towns could be burghs of barony under a feudal superior. One of Scotland's oldest burghs, Lanark has associations with both Robert the Bruce and William ‘Braveheart’ Wallace, who is remembered by a statue on the towns St. Nicholas Church. Enterprising kings of Scotland welcomed the English as settlers in their new burghs. Synonyms urban area, conurbation, municipality, borough, township, settlement Derivatives burghal adjective ˈbəːɡ(ə)l Scottish historical The shires, initially tied into the burghal towns for defensive purposes, evolved in the tenth and eleventh centuries into complex legal and commercial provinces, and began increasingly to function as urban hinterlands. Example sentencesExamples The reconstruction of the burghal system that was set up after 920 is a complex matter. Unlike many burghal hidage places Chisbury did not develop into a town, and probably - in view of Great Bedwyn's proximity - this was never the intention. A few of the smaller burghal forts were short-lived and have remained largely undisturbed by subsequent development since their abandonment. The landholders in these ‘burghal districts’ were charged with providing the men necessary to maintain and garrison the burghs, on the basis of one man from every hide of their land. Origin Late Middle English: Scots form of borough. borough from Old English: The early words burg and burh meant ‘a fortress’. Later they became ‘a fortified town’ and eventually ‘town’, ‘district’. Burgh is a Scots form. Burgher (mid 16th century) meaning ‘inhabitant of a borough’ was reinforced by Dutch burger, from burg ‘castle’. Bourgeois (late 17th century) adopted from French (from late Latin burgus ‘castle’) is related. An animal's defensive place, its burrow (Middle English) is a variant of borough. Rhymes borough, Burra, curragh, demurrer, thorough Definition of burgh in US English: burgh noun Scottish historical A borough or chartered town. Example sentencesExamples Other exceptions to the practice of primogeniture included burghs and the county of Kent, where an alternative system of inheritance existed, known as gavelkind, under which land was divided equally between all sons. Enterprising kings of Scotland welcomed the English as settlers in their new burghs. Towns could be burghs of barony under a feudal superior. Edinburgh and Aberdeen had less of a problem and so less despoliation took place, but Dundee and smaller towns, such as Falkirk and other burghs in the central industrial belt, were badly hit by this municipal vandalism. One of Scotland's oldest burghs, Lanark has associations with both Robert the Bruce and William ‘Braveheart’ Wallace, who is remembered by a statue on the towns St. Nicholas Church. Synonyms urban area, conurbation, municipality, borough, township, settlement Origin Late Middle English: Scots form of borough.
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