burgh court noun

Formerly in Scotland, an inferior court of summary jurisdiction presided over by a bailie

burgh of barony noun

A corporation under a feudal superior or baron, who sometimes nominated the magistrates

burgh of regality noun

A burgh of barony enfranchised by crown charter, with regal or exclusive criminal jurisdiction within its territory

parliamentary burgh

1. A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832 for parliamentary representation, were adopted later for municipal purposes
2. A burgh which by itself or in combination elected a member of parliament

police burgh

A burgh constituted by the sheriff for purposes of improvement and police

royal burgh

A corporate body deriving its existence, constitution and rights from a royal charter, actual or presumed to have existed