BURGAGE

Noun

burgage (countable and uncountable, plural burgages)

(historical) A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding.

Source: Wiktionary


Burg"age, n. Etym: [From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium.] (Eng. Law)

Definition: A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

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