单词 | burgage |
释义 | burgage /berr"gij/, n. Law. 1. (in England) a tenure whereby burgesses or townspeople held lands or tenements of the king or other lord, usually for a fixed money rent. 2. (in Scotland) tenure directly from the crown of property in royal burghs in return for the service of watching and warding. [1250-1300; ME borgage < AF borgage, burgage or AL burgagium; see BURGH, -AGE] |
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