Definition for Borough (-s)

borough (-s), n. [OE < Germanic 'shelter'.] (webplay: hill, lands, man).

Village; town; ward; district; neighborhood; fortified city; [fig.] house; tomb; [in Connecticut] a town with certain privileges; [in Saxon times] tithing; surety; association of ten men; free pledge to the king for good behavior of citizens.

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